Pukhrayan is a town and a

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in Amrodha Block in

Kanpur Dehat district Kanpur Dehat district is a districts of Uttar Pradesh, district in Uttar Pradesh States and union territories of India, state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati-Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat, Akbarpur. This d ...

in the Indian

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. Found to the south-west of Mati on National Highway 25, Pukhrayan is from

Bhognipur Bhognipur or Bhoganipur is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Tehsil of the same name and consists of the Amraudha and Malasa Development Blocks. Situated at the junction of Nation ...

Geography

Pukhrayan is located at . It is on average elevation of above sea level. It is from (District Headquarters) Mati.

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is near about south of the city. Holy river

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is near about east of the city.

Transport

Rail

Pokhrayan is main railway station of

on Kanpur -Jhansi railway section under

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in Jhansi Division. Pokhrayan Railway Station

Pukhrayan to jhansi, Pukhrayan to Delhi, Pukhrayan to Gujarat bus service is also there

Road

Lucknow-Jhansi National High Way passes through Pukhrayan city.

Demographics

As of 2021 India

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, 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.

Education

*Saint Vivekanand Public School, Pukhrayan *RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan *RSGU Inter college Pukhrayan *GGI college Pukhrayan *Vivekanand Rashtriya Inter College *Prema Katiyar Shikshan Sansthaan *Shivwati Shivanandan Shukla Mahavidyalay *BKSD Global School *Fun kids Pre School *Rajrani Dulichand School *National Inter College *Sarasvati Bal Mandir Inter Collage *Indian public School

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district