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About Kharagpur Village

Kharagpur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 117 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.34 hectares hectares.

Kharagpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharagpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 31.34 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 117
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Kharagpur compares

By the 2011 count Kharagpur is the 353rd 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 31.34 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Kharagpur

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

Kharagpur lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about under 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 Kharagpur
Nearest railway station Jalalganj under 2 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Kharagpur

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 Kharagpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharagpur village had a population of 247. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Kharagpur village has 117 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharagpur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Kharagpur covers 31.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharagpur is Jalalganj, about under 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 Kharagpur.

Kharagpur 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.

Kharagpur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about under 2 km away. Mariāhu is about 16 km away. Kerakat 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 Darbeshpur (under 2 km), Mukuripur (under 2 km) and Lohgajar (under 2 km).

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

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