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About Pithapur Village

Pithapur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 161 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,311 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.47 hectares hectares.

Pithapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 36.47 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 161
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,311
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pithapur compares

By the 2011 count Pithapur is the 332nd 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 36.47 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Pithapur

Pithapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pithapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pithapur from other places

Pithapur lies about 27 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 4.0 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 Pithapur
Nearest railway station Kirakat 4.0 km
Nearest town Lalganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 27 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 27 km

Villages closest to Pithapur

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 Pithapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithapur village had a population of 372. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Pithapur village has 161 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithapur has about 1311 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Pithapur covers 36.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pithapur is Kirakat, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pithapur.

Pithapur is about 27 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithapur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 4.0 km away. Lalganj is about 15 km away. Kerakat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puranpur (under 2 km), Basgit (under 2 km) and Khathara (under 2 km).

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

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