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About Jirakpur Village

Jirakpur is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 39 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,282 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.89 hectares hectares.

Jirakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 46.89 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 39
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,282
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jirakpur compares

By the 2011 count Jirakpur is the 557th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 46.89 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Jirakpur

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

How far is Jirakpur from other places

Jirakpur lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 6.2 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 Jirakpur
Nearest railway station Mariahu 6.2 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.0 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Jirakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirakpur village had a population of 89. That makes it the 557th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Jirakpur village has 39 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirakpur has about 1282 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Jirakpur covers 46.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jirakpur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jirakpur is Mariahu, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jirakpur.

Jirakpur is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirakpur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 6.2 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.0 km away. Jaunpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Javansipur (under 2 km), Gota (under 2 km) and Bharahupur (under 2 km).

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

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