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About Raksamapur Village

Raksamapur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 99 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.38 hectares hectares.

Raksamapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksamapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 36.38 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 99
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Raksamapur compares

By the 2011 count Raksamapur is the 364th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 36.38 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Raksamapur

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

Raksamapur lies about 13 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 2.7 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 Raksamapur
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 2.7 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 13 km

Villages closest to Raksamapur

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 Raksamapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksamapur village had a population of 203. That makes it the 364th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Raksamapur village has 99 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksamapur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Raksamapur covers 36.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Raksamapur is Shudnipur, about 2.7 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 Raksamapur.

Raksamapur is about 13 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksamapur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 2.7 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.0 km away. Kerakat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewar (under 2 km), Bhagtauli (under 2 km) and Barahimpur (3.6 km).

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

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