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About Mahapur Village

Mahapur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 178 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.19 hectares hectares.

Mahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 67.19 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 178
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahapur is the 331st 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 67.19 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Mahapur

Mahapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahapur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahapur from other places

Mahapur lies about 3.1 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaunpur City, about 2.5 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 Mahapur
Nearest railway station Jaunpur City 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 3.1 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 3.1 km

Villages closest to Mahapur

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 Mahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahapur village had a population of 380. That makes it the 331st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Mahapur village has 178 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahapur has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Mahapur covers 67.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahapur is Jaunpur City, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahapur.

Mahapur is about 3.1 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahapur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jaunpur City is about 2.5 km away. Kerakat is about 3.1 km away. Jaunpur is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalichabad (under 2 km), Khalispur Kalan (1.9 km) and Khalispur Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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