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About Nakhatpur Village

Nakhatpur is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 142 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.13 hectares hectares.

Nakhatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 95.13 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 142
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakhatpur compares

By the 2011 count Nakhatpur is the 324th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 95.13 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Nakhatpur

Nakhatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nakhatpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nakhatpur from other places

Nakhatpur lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nakhatpur
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 14 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Nakhatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nakhatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhatpur village had a population of 311. That makes it the 324th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Nakhatpur village has 142 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhatpur has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Nakhatpur covers 95.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakhatpur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nakhatpur is Harpalganj, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nakhatpur.

Nakhatpur is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakhatpur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 13 km away. Badlapur is about 14 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgawan (under 2 km), Anapur (under 2 km) and Chak Molanapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nakhatpur today is likely to be higher.

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