Kerakat

Kerakat
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Kerakat is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kerakat
Kerakat
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Kerakat is located in India
Kerakat
Kerakat
Kerakat (India)
Coordinates: 25°38′07″N 82°55′22″E / 25.635152°N 82.922734°E / 25.635152; 82.922734
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictJaunpur
TehsilKerakat
Founded byBuddha Dharma
Government
 • TypeNagar Panchayat/Vidhan Sabha
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Rank2
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total13,525
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • OtherBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
222142,22146
Vehicle registrationUP-62
Sex ratio1000/943 /
Distance from Varanasi41 kilometres (25 mi)
Distance from Jaunpur30 kilometres (19 mi)
Distance from Ghazipur74 kilometres (46 mi)
Distance from Azamgarh70 kilometres (43 mi)
Lok Sabha constituencyMachhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency)
Websitehttp://jaunpur.nic.in/

Kerakat or Kirakat is a town and nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with a population of approximately 13,500. It is situated near the Gomati River, which helps the land around the town stay very fertile. Kerakat or Kirakat forms a part of Varanasi Division. It is located 30 km east of the city of Jaunpur and 279 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

The town's Postal Index Number is 222142 and it has a postal head office, as well as a police station. It is also a block and tehsil.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "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 7 December 2018.