Puranpur

Puranpur Puranpur sandhwal
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°31′N 80°09′E / 28.52°N 80.15°E / 28.52; 80.15Coordinates: 28°31′N 80°09′E / 28.52°N 80.15°E / 28.52; 80.15
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Pilibhit
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	37,193
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	262122
Telephone code	5880

Puranpur Hindi: पूरनपुर (Punjabi: ਪੂਰਨਪੁਰ ) is a town and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. After independence and Partition of India the large numbers of Sikhs 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.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] 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.

Language Spoken

• Hindi
• Punjabi
• English

Schools

• St. Josephs School
• Naybi Oxford Kindergarten
• Little Flower Public School
• Pancham Das Inter college
• Sanatan Dharma Inter college
• G.G.I.C.
• Swami Educational Complex
• Children Academy
• Guru Nanak Inter College
• Guru Nanak Gurdas Academy
• Akal Academy
• Raj International School
• RAM SWAROOP RAM DULARI SARASWATI VIDHYA MANDIR INTER COLLEGE

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