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Kerakat

Coordinates: 25°38′07″N 82°55′22″E / 25.635152°N 82.922734°E / 25.635152; 82.922734
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Kerakat
Kitgiri
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.

History

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Kerakat was known as Kitagiri in Gautam Buddha's time.[3] According to Kitagiri Sutta, Majjim Nikaya of Suttapitaka, Kerakat is known as Nigam[failed verification].[3]

Demographics

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As of the 2011 Census of India, Kerakat nagar panchayat had a population of 13,525, of which males were 6,987 and females 6,538. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,804. The total number of literates in Kerakat was 9,475, which constituted 70.1% of the population with male literacy was 75.2%, and female literacy is 64.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kerakat was 80.8%, of which male literacy rate was 87.2% and female literacy rate was 74.1%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,835. Kerakat had 1924 households in 2011.[1]

Administration

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The town is a part of Machhlishahr constituency for national elections and is Kerakat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (itself a constituency) for state elections.

Places of interest

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Transportation

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Rail

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Kirakat railway station is a small railway station which belongs to the North Eastern Railway. Kerakat railway station is one of the railway station on the Aunrihar-Kerakat-Jaunpur Line section. The station is situated 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) north side from Kerakat Main Market. The station falls under the administration of Varanasi division, North Eastern Railway zone. 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

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

A 4-lane highway has been proposed linking Varanasi to Ayodhya which will pass through Kerakat and Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur. [1]

Air

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The closest major airport to Kerakat is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Varanasi, 31 km by road. Another nearby airport is Azamgarh Airport.

Education

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Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Census of India 2011: Kerakat". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  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.
  3. ^ a b Bhikkhu, Thanissaro (2005). Kitagiri Sutta: At Kitagiri.
  4. ^ "इतिहास समेटे है केराकत का प्रसिद्ध काली मंदिर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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