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About Dharaura Village

Dharaura is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 883 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222142
Area (hectares) 53.31 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 883
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharaura compares

By the 2011 count Dharaura is the 126th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 53.31 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Dharaura

Dharaura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dharaura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dharaura from other places

Dharaura lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 4.0 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 Dharaura
Nearest railway station Kirakat 4.0 km
Nearest town Lalganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Dharaura

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 Dharaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharaura village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 126th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Dharaura village has 883 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharaura has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Dharaura is 222142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharaura covers 53.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharaura is Kirakat, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharaura.

Dharaura is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharaura is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 4.0 km away. Lalganj is about 19 km away. Kerakat 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 Gangauli (under 2 km), Sahura (under 2 km) and Tariyari (under 2 km).

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

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