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About Nahora Village

Nahora is one of the larger villages in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,959, made up of 2,853 males and 3,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.46 hectares hectares.

Nahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 695.46 hectares
Population 5,959
Male Population 2,853
Female Population 3,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahora compares

By the 2011 count Nahora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 695.46 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Nahora

Nahora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nahora 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nahora from other places

Nahora lies about 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 6.6 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 Nahora
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 6.6 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km

Villages closest to Nahora

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 Nahora

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahora village had a population of 5,959. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Nahora village has 2,853 males and 3,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahora has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

Nahora covers 695.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nahora is Jalalganj, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Nahora.

Nahora is about 14 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahora is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 6.6 km away. Mariāhu is about 11 km away. Kerakat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balua (under 2 km), Ashapur (under 2 km) and Keraon (1.8 km).

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

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