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About Pataura Village

Pataura is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,513, made up of 1,160 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.53 hectares hectares.

Pataura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pataura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 218.53 hectares
Population 2,513
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pataura compares

By the 2011 count Pataura is the 70th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 218.53 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Pataura

Pataura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pataura as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pataura from other places

Pataura lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 6.3 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 Pataura
Nearest railway station Kirakat 6.3 km
Nearest town Lalganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Pataura

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 Pataura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pataura village had a population of 2,513. That makes it the 70th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Pataura village has 1,160 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pataura has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Pataura covers 218.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pataura is Kirakat, about 6.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pataura.

Pataura 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.

Pataura is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 6.3 km away. Lalganj is about 15 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 Bagahi (under 2 km), Bagi (under 2 km) and Surakpur (1.6 km).

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

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