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About Kerwari Village

Kerwari is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,102 males and 1,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222136
Area (hectares) 180.43 hectares
Population 2,347
Male Population 1,102
Female Population 1,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kerwari compares

By the 2011 count Kerwari is the 82nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 180.43 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kerwari

Kerwari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kerwari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kerwari from other places

Kerwari lies about 13 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 2.1 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 Kerwari
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 6.5 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 6.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 13 km

Villages closest to Kerwari

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 Kerwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwari village had a population of 2,347. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Kerwari village has 1,102 males and 1,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwari has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kerwari is 222136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerwari covers 180.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kerwari is Shudnipur, about 2.1 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 village for Kerwari.

Kerwari 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.

Kerwari is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 2.1 km away. Mariahu is about 6.5 km away. Mariāhu is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birbalpur (under 2 km), Devapar (under 2 km) and Paraupur (under 2 km).

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

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