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<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities for details -->{{Infobox settlement | name = Pukhrayan | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|26.23|N|79.85|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kanpur Dehat | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = state | governing_body = Municipality | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 24 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 19908 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 209111 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 05113 | registration_plate = UP-77 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Pukhrayan''' is a town and a Municipality in Amrodha Block in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Found to the south-west of Mati on National Highway 25, Pukhrayan is {{cvt|2|km||abbr=}} from Bhognipur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Pukhrayan-75186.htm|title=Pukhrayan in India|work=India9.com|date=5 December 2005|accessdate=8 July 2009}}</ref>
== Geography == Pukhrayan is located at {{Coord|26.23|N|79.85|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Pukhrayan.html|title = Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pukhrayan, India}}</ref> It is on average elevation of {{cvt|124|m}} above sea level. It is {{cvt|22|km}} from (District Headquarters) Mati.
Holy river Yamuna is near about {{cvt|15|km}} south of the city. Holy river Ganga is near about {{cvt|65|km}} east of the city.
==Transport==
===Rail=== Pokhrayan is main railway station of Kanpur Dehat districton Kanpur -Jhansi railway section under North Central Railway zone in Jhansi Division.thumb|Pukhrayan Railway Station
Bus services from Pukhrayan to Jhansi, Pukhrayan to Delhi, Pukhrayan to Gujarat are also available.
===Road=== Lucknow-Jhansi National High Way passes through Pukhrayan city.
== Demographics == As of 2021 India census,<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 2021 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate= |publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 == *Asian Public School, Pukhrayan *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
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Category:Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district