Kerakat
Kerakat केराकत Kitgiri कीटगिरी | |
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City | |
Nickname(s): KKT | |
Kerakat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 25°38′07″N 82°55′22″E / 25.635152°N 82.922734°ECoordinates: 25°38′07″N 82°55′22″E / 25.635152°N 82.922734°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Jaunpur |
Tehsil | Kerakat |
Kitgiri Established --> | Third century |
Founded by | Buddha Dharma |
Government | |
• Type | Nagar Panchayat/Vidhan Sabha |
• Body | Mrs.Meena Sahu(Chairman) |
Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Area rank | 2 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,525 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
Languages= Hindi, Bhojpuri, Jaunpuri | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 222142,22146 |
Vehicle registration | UP62 |
Sex ratio | 1000/943 ♂/♀ |
Distance from Varanasi | 45 kilometres (28 mi) |
Distance from Jaunpur | 30 kilometres (19 mi) |
Distance from Ghazipur | 80 kilometres (50 mi) |
Distance from Azamgarh | 65 kilometres (40 mi) |
Lok Sabha constituency | Machhlishahr (Lok 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 or Kirakat 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 or Kirakat 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.
About Kerakat Tehsil
Kirakat or Kerakat Tehsil Have Many Villages & Towns According to Census There Are 421 Villages Under Kerakat Subdistrict.
History
Kirakat or Kerakat was known As "'Kitgiri "'during the time of Lord Gautam Buddha. It was one of the active places used by Budhhist monks (including Lord Gautam Buddha) during the period of Gautam Buddha.
Kerakat means the fort on the cliff. It may also refer to Kerar Bir, the main deity of Jaunpur.
Education
Kerakat has Two college for higher education Sainik Girja Shankar Mahavidyalaya and Rajkiya Girls Degree college Kerakat(In Construction).
Schools
- Public lnter College, Kerakat
- Shivmurti Balika Inter College Kerakat
- Maharshi Dyanand Saraswati Arya Samaj School
- Shri Krishna Sanskrit Madhmik School Huruhuri
- Normal School Field, Kerakat
- Vikas Nursery School,Kerakat
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
- Kali Mata Mandir, Nalapar
- Gomteshwar Mahadev, Sihauli .
- Handiya Baba, Khalispur (Khurd).
- Deveshwar Mahadev Mandir, Huruhuri Pokhra
- CHAURA MATA MANDIR
Film Shooting
- Nadiya Ke Paar (1982 film) was shot in Kerakat on Gomati River Near Gomteshwar Mahadev Temple
Constituency Area
There Are One Lok Sabha And VidhanSabha Kshetra.
List of villages
- Ailiya
- Ajorpur
- Akbarpur
- Amhit
- Atraura
- Auri
- Bambawan
- Bantari
- Baraichha
- Baraichhabir
- Baraie
- Baramanpur
- Baswari
- Behara
- Belhari
- Bhainsa
- Bhairo
- Bhanpur
- Bharehari
- Bhaura
- Bhitari
- Brahmanpur
- Jhamaka
- Chaura
- Chhitaona
- Dill ka pura
- Deduwana
- Dehari
- Deorai
- Dharaura
- Gaushpur
- Maniyara
- Ghurdaur,
- Gobra
- Gulara
- Huruhuri
- Jamua
- Kerakat
- Khalispur (Khurd)
- Saraiya
- Kharagsenpur
- Khargasipur
- Kusaila
- Kusarna
- Lakthepur
- Luttipur
- Murlipur
- Murki
- Nalapr
- Narhan
- Naupur
- Nihalapur
- Nonmatiyan
- Nuaaw
- Pachwar
- Parapati
- Parmanandpur
- Puranpur
- Parauganj
- Ramgarh
- Rampur
- Bharehari
- Ratnupur
- Sahabuddinpur
- Saraibiru
- Sarauni
- Paschhim
- Patti
- Sarauni Purab Patti
- Saroj
- Barewar
- Senapur
- Shivram Pur Khurd
- Sihauli
- Sijhwara
- Sohani
- Sultanpur
- Suratpur
- Tadwa
- Tariyari
- Tejpur
- Thana Gaddi
- Udaichandpur
- Umarwar
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.
See also
- Kerakat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- kirakat railway station.
- [Ravikant Pal house.]
References
- ↑ "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.
- http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-uttarpradesh.php?cityid=09464070000
- http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/986-kerakat-jaunpur-uttar-pradesh.html