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About Hurhuri Village

Hurhuri is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 984 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurhuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222142
Area (hectares) 163.29 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 984
Female Population 1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hurhuri compares

By the 2011 count Hurhuri is the 105th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 163.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Hurhuri

Hurhuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hurhuri 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hurhuri from other places

Hurhuri lies about 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 3.8 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 Hurhuri
Nearest railway station Kirakat 3.8 km
Nearest town Lalganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Hurhuri

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 Hurhuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurhuri village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 105th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Hurhuri village has 984 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurhuri has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

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

Hurhuri covers 163.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hurhuri is Kirakat, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hurhuri.

Hurhuri is about 23 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurhuri is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 3.8 km away. Lalganj is about 21 km away. Kerakat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khepatpur (under 2 km), Dharaura (under 2 km) and Sarauni Paschhim Patti (under 2 km).

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

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