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About Kasturipur Village

Kasturipur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 94 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,426 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.55 hectares hectares.

Kasturipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 22.55 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 94
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,426
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 Kasturipur compares

By the 2011 count Kasturipur is the 358th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 22.55 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Kasturipur

The census records public bus service for Kasturipur 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 Kasturipur from other places

Kasturipur lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 4.6 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 Kasturipur
Nearest railway station Kirakat 4.6 km
Nearest town Lalganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Kasturipur

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 Kasturipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturipur village had a population of 228. That makes it the 358th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Kasturipur village has 94 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturipur has about 1426 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Kasturipur covers 22.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kasturipur is Kirakat, about 4.6 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 Kasturipur.

Kasturipur 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.

Kasturipur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 4.6 km away. Lalganj is about 18 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 Tariyari (under 2 km), Ajorpur (under 2 km) and Sahura (under 2 km).

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

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