Kerakat
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.
Kerakat
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Kerakat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Kerakat Kerakat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.635152°N 82.922734°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Tehsil | Kerakat |
| Founded by | Buddha Dharma |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat/Vidhan Sabha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,525 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Other | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 222142,22146 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-62 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/943 ♂/♀ |
| Distance from Varanasi | 41 kilometres (25 mi) |
| Distance from Jaunpur | 30 kilometres (19 mi) |
| Distance from Ghazipur | 74 kilometres (46 mi) |
| Distance from Azamgarh | 70 kilometres (43 mi) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Website | http://jaunpur.nic.in/ |
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.
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