Pukhrayan is a town and a Municipality 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

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Geography

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

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Yamuna 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 Kanpur Dehat districton Kanpur -Jhansi railway section under

North Central Railway zone The North Central Railway (abbreviated NCR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. The largest railway station in NCR is Kanpur Central. It is headquartered at Prayagraj and comprises three divisions: Allahabad division, Jhansi division, A ...

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 census, 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

*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 *Funkids Pre School *Rajrani Dulichand School *National Inter College

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district