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About Jokhapur Village

Jokhapur is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 195 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.14 hectares hectares.

Jokhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 61.14 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 195
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Jokhapur compares

By the 2011 count Jokhapur is the 308th 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 61.14 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Jokhapur

Jokhapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jokhapur 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 Jokhapur from other places

Jokhapur lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 9.8 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 Jokhapur
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 9.8 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Jokhapur

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 Jokhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokhapur village had a population of 373. That makes it the 308th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Jokhapur village has 195 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokhapur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Jokhapur covers 61.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jokhapur is Harpalganj, about 9.8 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 Jokhapur.

Jokhapur is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokhapur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Badlapur is about 9.1 km away. Harpalganj is about 9.8 km away. Shāhganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniyarepur (under 2 km), Budhanepur (under 2 km) and Lakhanepur (under 2 km).

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

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