Pukhrayan | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 26.23°N 79.85°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanpur Dehat |
Government Type: | state |
Governing Body: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 24 |
Population Total: | 19908 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 209111 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 05113 |
Registration Plate: | UP-77 |
Pukhrayan is a town and a Municipality in Amrodha Block in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Found to the south-west of Mati on National Highway 25, Pukhrayan is from Bhognipur.[1]
Pukhrayan is located at .[2] It is on average elevation of above sea level. It is from (District Headquarters) Mati.
Holy river Yamuna is near about south of the city.Holy river Ganga is near about east of the city.
Pokhrayan is main railway station of Kanpur Dehat districton Kanpur -Jhansi railway section under North Central Railway zone in Jhansi Division.
Pukhrayan to jhansi, Pukhrayan to Delhi, Pukhrayan to Gujarat bus service is also there
Lucknow-Jhansi National High Way passes through Pukhrayan city.
As of 2021 India census,[3] Pukhrayan had a population of 65,503. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pukhrayan has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 77%. In Pukhrayan, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.