Phulpur, Azamgarh

For other places with the same name, see Phulpur (disambiguation).

Phulpur
Town
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Coordinates: 26°04′47″N82°18′51″E / 26.0797738°N 82.3140931°E / 26.0797738; 82.3140931 Coordinates: 26°04′47″N82°18′51″E / 26.0797738°N 82.3140931°E / 26.0797738; 82.3140931
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,310
Language
• Official	Hindi [1]
• Additional official	Urdu [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Phulpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Phulpur is located at 26°04′47″N82°18′51″E / 26.079774°N 82.314093°E / 26.079774; 82.314093 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[3] Phulpur had a population of 8,310. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Phulpur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 57%. In Phulpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration

The chairman of the Phulpur nagar panchayat is Shiv Prasad Jaiswal. ^[4]

References

1. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Phulpur
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. "Azamgarh cops nab Obra civic body officer embezzlement case | Varanasi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2020.