Kerakat

Kerakat
केराकत
Kitgiri
कीटगिरी
City
Nickname(s): KKT
Kerakat

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 25°38′07″N 82°55′22″E / 25.635152°N 82.922734°E / 25.635152; 82.922734Coordinates: 25°38′07″N 82°55′22″E / 25.635152°N 82.922734°E / 25.635152; 82.922734
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Kitgiri Established --> Third century
Founded by Buddha Dharma
Government
 • Type Nagar Panchayat/Vidhan Sabha
Area
 • Total 5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Area rank 2
Population (2001)
 • Total 13,525
 • Density 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Languages= Hindi, Bhojpuri, Jaunpuri
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UP62
Sex ratio 1000/943 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kerakat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Website http://jaunpur.nic.in/

Kerakat or Kirakat is a town of the Jaunpur District in northern India 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 Belongs to Varanasi Division and Jaunpur District Administration.. It is located 30 km east of the city of Jaunpur, and 279 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Kerakat Postal Index Number is 222142 and the postal head office is situated in City.Kerakat is Also a Block, Tehsil,Police Station, Nagar Panchayat and Vidhan Sabha. Kerakat was known as Kitgiri in the time of Lord Buddha.

Education

Kerakat has one college for higher education: Sainik Girja Shankar Mahavidyalaya.

Schools

Transportation

Rail

Kirakat railway station is a small railway station which belongs to the North Eastern Railway. The station Code is KCT. Many passenger trains, including expresses, stop at the station. Neighbourhood stations are Dobhi and Gangauli. The closest major station are Jaunpur Junction Railway Station, Varanasi Junction and Aunrihar Junction.

Road

Driving distance from Kerakat to District headquarters Jaunpur is 30 km. Kerakat is also well connected by road to Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and other cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Air

The closest major airport to Kerakat is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Varanasi, 35 km by road. Another nearby airport is Azamgarh Airport.

Festivals

The biggest celebrations in Kerakat are Durga Pooja & Bharat Milap and the yearly animal fair in Narhan village. Pupils also organise big celebrations on other occasions including Eid al-Fitr, Holi, Ramzan, Diwali and Raksha Bandhan.

Notable people

Ravi Kishan Shukla, an actor in Bhojpuri cinema and Bollywood, is from Kerakat. The current Member of Parliament from the Macchlishahr constituency is Ram Chitra Nishad (BJP). The current Member of Legislative Assembly from the Kerakat constituency is Gulab Chandra Saroj (SP).

Temples

List of villages


Banks & A.T.M.


Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Kerakat post had a population of around 5 lakhs. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kerakat has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kerakat, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Film Shooting

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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