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About Pasewan Village

Pasewan 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 5,284, made up of 2,399 males and 2,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.35 hectares hectares.

Pasewan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pasewan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 493.35 hectares
Population 5,284
Male Population 2,399
Female Population 2,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
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 Pasewan compares

By the 2011 count Pasewan 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 493.35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Pasewan

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

Pasewan lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 7.1 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 Pasewan
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Pasewan

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 Pasewan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pasewan village had a population of 5,284. 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.

Pasewan village has 2,399 males and 2,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pasewan has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Pasewan covers 493.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pasewan is Muftiganj, about 7.1 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 Pasewan.

Pasewan is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pasewan is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 7.1 km away. Kerakat is about 20 km away. Jaunpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaktari (under 2 km), Ghurahupur (under 2 km) and Bairagiya (1.8 km).

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

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