Pachperwa | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.52°N 82.65°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Balrampur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 98 |
Population Total: | 17220 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Language |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 271215 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 05264 |
Registration Plate: | UP 47 |
Leader Title: | Nagar Panchayat Chairman |
Leader Name: | Saman Malik |
Pachperwa is a town and a nagar panchayat in Balrampur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pachperwa is situated 54km (34miles) from district headquarters Balrampur and 200km (100miles) from state capital Lucknow.[2] The National Highway 730 connected the town to district headquarters as well as other cities.
The Pachperwa city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
As of 2011 Indian Census, Pachperwa Nagar Panchayat had a total population of 17,220, of which 8,915 were male and 8,305 were female. The female sex ratio was of 932. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,646. The total number of literate persons in Pachperwa was 7,510, which constituted 43.6% of the population; with male literacy of 48.8% and female literacy of 38.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Pachperwa was 51.5%, of which male literacy rate was 57.8% and female literacy rate was 44.9%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 604 and 46 respectively. Pachperwa had 2573 households in 2011.[3] [4]
Pachperwa is connected to Gorakhpur though rail. Gorakhpur-Badshahnagar Express halts at Pachperwa railway station.[5]