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About Thaur Village

Thaur is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,974, made up of 848 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,328 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.35 hectares hectares.

Thaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 209.35 hectares
Population 1,974
Male Population 848
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,328
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 Thaur compares

By the 2011 count Thaur is the 108th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 209.35 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Thaur

Thaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thaur 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 Thaur from other places

Thaur lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 3.1 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 Thaur
Nearest railway station Trilochan Mahadeo 3.1 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Thaur

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 Thaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thaur village had a population of 1,974. That makes it the 108th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Thaur village has 848 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thaur has about 1328 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Thaur covers 209.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thaur is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 3.1 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 Thaur.

Thaur is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thaur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Trilochan Mahadeo is about 3.1 km away. Mariāhu is about 23 km away. Kerakat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehari (under 2 km), Arazi Chhati Dih (under 2 km) and Mathurapur (1.8 km).

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

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