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About Khathara Village

Khathara is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,891, made up of 884 males and 1,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khathara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 108.8 hectares
Population 1,891
Male Population 884
Female Population 1,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
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 Khathara compares

By the 2011 count Khathara is the 115th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 108.8 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Khathara

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

Khathara lies about 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 3.7 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 Khathara
Nearest railway station Kirakat 3.7 km
Nearest town Lalganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Khathara

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 Khathara

As per the Census of India 2011, Khathara village had a population of 1,891. That makes it the 115th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Khathara village has 884 males and 1,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khathara has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

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

Khathara covers 108.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khathara is Kirakat, about 3.7 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 Khathara.

Khathara is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khathara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 3.7 km away. Lalganj is about 16 km away. Kerakat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusaila (under 2 km), Bhaura (under 2 km) and Puranpur (under 2 km).

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

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