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About Nishan Village

Nishan is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,606, made up of 1,237 males and 1,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nishan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 258.68 hectares
Population 2,606
Male Population 1,237
Female Population 1,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Nishan compares

By the 2011 count Nishan is the 66th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 258.68 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Nishan

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

Nishan lies about 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, 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 Nishan
Nearest railway station Muftiganj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km

Villages closest to Nishan

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 Nishan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nishan village had a population of 2,606. That makes it the 66th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Nishan village has 1,237 males and 1,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishan has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Nishan is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nishan covers 258.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nishan is Muftiganj, 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 Nishan.

Nishan is about 14 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nishan is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about under 2 km away. Kerakat is about 14 km away. Jaunpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundi (under 2 km), Hanuadih (1.5 km) and Dugauli (1.6 km).

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

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