Phulpur, Azamgarh

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| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

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| subdivision_name2 = Azamgarh

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| elevation_m = 81

| population_total = 9,329

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| demographics_type1 = Language

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

Geography

Phulpur is located at {{coord|26.079774|N|82.314093|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Phulpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Phulpur] It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet).

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{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=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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{{cite news |title=Azamgarh cops nab Obra civic body officer embezzlement case {{!}} Varanasi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/azamgarh-cops-nab-obra-eo-in-sonebhadra-in-embezzlement-case/articleshow/61498167.cms |accessdate=27 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=3 November 2017 |language=en}}

References

Category:Cities and towns in Azamgarh district