Puranpur
Puranpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Puranpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°31′N 80°09′E / 28.52°N 80.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Pilibhit |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 19,042 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 262122 |
| Telephone code | 5880 |
Puranpur is a town and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. After independence and Partition of India the large numbers of Sikhs migrated and settled in the Puranpur Region. Due to dense Sikh population and their lifestyle, The area is also known as Mini Punjab as after Partition of India in 1947.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Census of India,[1] Puranpur had a population of 37,233. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Puranpur has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average rate of 59.5% in which male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 46%. In Puranpur, 15% of the population is under 6 years old.
Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- English
- Urdu
School Degree College
- Swami Educational Public School ,Puranpur
- Akal Academy Gomti, Puranpur
- Naybi Oxford Kindergarten (English Medium) Mela Road Puranpur
- NTI (Naybi Technical inter College) Mela Road Puranpur
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College Puranpur
- St. Joseph Sr. Sec. School Puranpur
- Pancham Das Inter College
- Sanatan Dhram Inter College
- A.P.Inter College
- Govt.Girls Inter College
- Ganna Krishak Mahavidyalaya, Puranpur
- R.S.R.D. Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Pilibhit Road, Puranpur
Transportation
Rail transportation Puranpur railway station is on the Pilibhit-Mailani railway line. The station is under the administrative control of the North Eastern Railways. Computerised reservation facility is provided.
National Highway 730, runs through Puranpur, and connects Pilibhit to Lakhimpur via Puranpur, Gola, Khutar.
Three express trains pass from here Lucknow: Lucknow - Agra Express (5313), Nainital Express (5308) and Rohilkhand Express (5310).
From Delhi one has to reach first nearby Bareilly by train before reaching Purnapur by meter gauge train. Now a days Railway facility is not available at Puranpur Railway Station as work is in progress for broad gauge line.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.