Phulpur, Prayagraj | |
Settlement Type: | Town Area |
Nickname: | Nehru's Constituency |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Phulpur in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh |
Coordinates: | 25.55°N 82.1°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Name2: | Prayagraj |
Government Type: | Nagar Panchayat |
Governing Body: | Phulpur Nagar Panchayat |
Leader Party: | SP |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Kazmin Siddiqui |
Leader Title1: | MP |
Leader Name1: | Keshari Devi Patel (BJP) |
Leader Title2: | MLA |
Leader Name2: | Praveen Patel (BJP) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 15.8 |
Elevation M: | 87 |
Population Total: | 21066 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
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 Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 212402 |
Area Code: | +91-5332 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Registration Plate: | UP 70 |
Phulpur is a town area in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is known for being the Lok Sabha seat from which Jawaharlal Nehru got elected to the Indian Parliament. Phulpur also hosts a Vidhan Sabha seat.
Phulpur is located at 25°33′N 82°06′E / 25.55°N 82.10°E / 25.55; 82.10.[1] It has an average elevation of 87 metres (285 ft). The IST (Indian standard time) is calculated from Phulpur.
India census,[2] Phulpur had a population of 21,066. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Phulpur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 49%. In Phulpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.