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About Khujjhi Village

Khujjhi is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,403, made up of 1,198 males and 1,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.78 hectares hectares.

Khujjhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khujjhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 172.78 hectares
Population 2,403
Male Population 1,198
Female Population 1,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khujjhi compares

By the 2011 count Khujjhi is the 75th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 172.78 hectares work out to about 14 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 Khujjhi

Khujjhi 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 Khujjhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Khujjhi from other places

Khujjhi lies about 34 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 1.9 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 Khujjhi
Nearest railway station Dobhi 1.9 km
Nearest town Lalganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 34 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 34 km

Villages closest to Khujjhi

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 Khujjhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khujjhi village had a population of 2,403. That makes it the 75th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Khujjhi village has 1,198 males and 1,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khujjhi has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Khujjhi covers 172.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khujjhi is Dobhi, about 1.9 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 and private bus service as Available for Khujjhi.

Khujjhi is about 34 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khujjhi is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Dobhi is about 1.9 km away. Lalganj is about 19 km away. Kerakat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhauni (under 2 km), Devlaspur (under 2 km) and Mandupur (under 2 km).

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

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