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About Lurkhuri Village

Lurkhuri is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 369 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lurkhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lurkhuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 142.08 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 369
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 Lurkhuri compares

By the 2011 count Lurkhuri is the 255th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 142.08 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Lurkhuri

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

Lurkhuri lies about 16 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 2.3 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 Lurkhuri
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 16 km

Villages closest to Lurkhuri

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 Lurkhuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Lurkhuri village had a population of 762. That makes it the 255th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Lurkhuri village has 369 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lurkhuri has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

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

Lurkhuri covers 142.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lurkhuri is Muftiganj, about 2.3 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 Lurkhuri.

Lurkhuri is about 16 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lurkhuri is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 2.3 km away. Kerakat is about 16 km away. Jaunpur is about 16 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), Jamuari (under 2 km) and Aswara (under 2 km).

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

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