Puranpur

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Puranpur, Pilibhit

| native_name_lang = raghupuri
| other_name =
| nickname = '''Mini Punjab'''
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.52|N|80.15|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pilibhit district|Pilibhit]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 180
| population_total = 19042
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 262122
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 5880
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''Puranpur'' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Pilibhit district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Puranpur is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. After independence and Partition of India the large numbers of [[Sikh]]s 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.{{cn|date=March 2020}}

== Demographics ==
As of the [[2001 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==
* Punjabi
* Hindi
* Urdu
* English

==Transportation==

===Bus transportation===
Puranpur is well connected with [[Pilibhit]], Delhi, Lucknow and Bareilly by State Transport [[UPSRTC]] buses. Some [[UPSRTC]] AC Shatabdi buses also run from Puranpur to Delhi, Lucknow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.redbus.in/online-bus/puranpur-to-pilibhit-operator-upsrtc|title=Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation(UPSRTC) Puranpur to Pilibhit Bus Tickets Booking - redBus™|website=m.redbus.in|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref>

===Rail transportation===
'''Puranpur railway station''' is on the '''Aishbagh-Bareilly-Kasganj''' railway section. The station is under the administrative control of the North Eastern Railways. Computerised reservation facility is provided.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/puranpur-pp-station|title=Puranpur Railway Station (PP) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|website=[[NDTV]]|language=en|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref>

From Delhi one has to reach first nearby [[Pilibhit]] by train.
Nowadays Railway facility is not available at Puranpur Railway Station as work is in progress for broad gauge line.

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Pilibhit district]]

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