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About Ahan Village

Ahan is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,427, made up of 1,676 males and 1,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 325.87 hectares
Population 3,427
Male Population 1,676
Female Population 1,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ahan compares

By the 2011 count Ahan is the 45th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 325.87 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Ahan

The census records public bus service for Ahan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahan from other places

Ahan lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 4.2 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 Ahan
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Ahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 Ahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahan village had a population of 3,427. That makes it the 45th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Ahan village has 1,676 males and 1,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahan has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Ahan is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahan covers 325.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahan falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahan is Muftiganj, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ahan.

Ahan is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahan is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 4.2 km away. Kerakat is about 18 km away. Jaunpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadahara (under 2 km), Mampur (under 2 km) and Lakathepur (under 2 km).

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

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