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About Nakhatpur Village

Nakhatpur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 262 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.08 hectares hectares.

Nakhatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 68.08 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 262
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakhatpur compares

By the 2011 count Nakhatpur is the 366th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 68.08 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Nakhatpur

Nakhatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nakhatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nakhatpur from other places

Nakhatpur lies about 35 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 15 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 Nakhatpur
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 6.6 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 35 km

Villages closest to Nakhatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 Nakhatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhatpur village had a population of 510. That makes it the 366th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Nakhatpur village has 262 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhatpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Nakhatpur covers 68.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nakhatpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nakhatpur is Janghai Junction, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nakhatpur.

Nakhatpur is about 35 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakhatpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 6.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 6.6 km away. Janghai Junction is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batanhit (under 2 km), Chak English Chak Chain Singh (under 2 km) and Khakhopur (under 2 km).

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

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