Kerakat

Kerakat

केराकत
Kitgiri
कीटगिरी
Kerakat केराकत Kitgiri; कीटगिरी
City
	Nickname: KKT
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Kerakat
Kitgiri Established -->	Third century
Founded by	Buddha Dharma
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat/Vidhan Sabha
• Body	Mrs.Meena Sahu(Chairman)
Area
• Total	5 km2 (2 sq mi)
• Rank	2
Population (2011)
• Total	13,525
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Languages= Hindi, Bhojpuri, Jaunpuri
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	222142,22146
Vehicle registration	UP62
Sex ratio	1000/943 ♂/♀
Distance from Varanasi	45 kilometres (28 mi)
Distance from Jaunpur	30 kilometres (19 mi)
Distance from Ghazipur	80 kilometres (50 mi)
Distance from Azamgarh	65 kilometres (40 mi)
Lok Sabha constituency	Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency)
Website	http://jaunpur.nic.in/

Kerakat or Kirakat is a town of the Jaunpur District in northern India with a population of approximately 13,500. It is situated near the Gomati River, which helps the land around the town stay very fertile.

Kerakat or Kirakat Belongs to Varanasi Division and Jaunpur District Administration.. It is located 30 km east of the city of Jaunpur, and 279 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Kerakat or Kirakat Postal Index Number is 222142 and the postal head office is situated in City.Kerakat is Also a Block, Tehsil,Police Station, Nagar Panchayat and Vidhan Sabha.

About Kerakat Tehsil

Kirakat or Kerakat Tehsil Have Many Villages & Towns According to Census There Are 421 Villages Under Kerakat Subdistrict.

History

Kirakat or Kerakat was known As "'Kitgiri "'during the time of Lord Gautam Buddha. It was one of the active places used by Budhhist monks (including Lord Gautam Buddha) during the period of Gautam Buddha.

Kerakat means the fort on the cliff. It may also refer to Kerar Bir, the main deity of Jaunpur.

Education

Kerakat has Two college for higher education Sainik Girja Shankar Mahavidyalaya and Rajkiya Girls Degree college Kerakat(In Construction).

Schools

Public Inter College, Kerakat
Shivmurti Balika Inter College Kerakat
Maharshi Dyanand Saraswati Arya Samaj School
Shri Krishna Sanskrit Madhmik School Huruhuri
Normal School Field, Kerakat
Vikas Nursery School,Kerakat

Transportation

Rail

Kirakat railway station is a small railway station which belongs to the North Eastern Railway. The station Code is KCT. Many passenger trains, including expresses, stop at the station. Neighbourhood stations are Dobhi and Gangauli. The closest major station are Jaunpur Junction Railway Station, Varanasi Junction and Aunrihar Junction.

Road

Driving distance from Kerakat to District headquarters Jaunpur is 30 km. Kerakat is also well connected by road to Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and other cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Air

The closest major airport to Kerakat is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Varanasi, 35 km by road. Another nearby airport is Azamgarh Airport.

Festivals

The biggest celebrations in Kerakat are Durga Pooja & Bharat Milap and the yearly animal fair in Narhan village. Pupils also organise big celebrations on other occasions including Eid al-Fitr, Holi, Ramzan, Diwali and Raksha Bandhan.

Notable people

Ravi Kishan Shukla, an actor in Bhojpuri cinema and Bollywood, is from Kerakat. The current Member of Parliament from the Macchlishahr constituency is Ram Chitra Nishad (BJP). The current Member of Legislative Assembly from the Kerakat constituency is Gulab Chandra Saroj (SP).

Temples

Kali Mata Mandir, Nalapar
Gomteshwar Mahadev, Sihauli .
Handiya Baba, Khalispur (Khurd).
Deveshwar Mahadev Mandir, Huruhuri Pokhra
CHAURA MATA MANDIR

Film Shooting

Nadiya Ke Paar (1982 film) was shot in Kerakat on Gomati River Near Gomteshwar Mahadev Temple

Constituency Area

There Are One Lok Sabha And VidhanSabha Kshetra.

List of villages

Kerakat villages

Ailiya
Ajorpur
Akbarpur
Amhit
Atraura
Auri
Bambawan
Bantari
Baraichha
Baraichhabir
Baraie
Baramanpur
Baswari
Behara
Belhari
Bhainsa
Bhairo
Bhanpur
Bharehari
Bhaura
Bhitari
Brahmanpur
Jhamaka
Chaura
Chhitaona
Dill ka pura
Deduwana
Dehari
Deorai
Dharaura
Gaushpur
Maniyara
Ghurdaur,
Gobra
Gulara
Huruhuri
Jamua
Kerakat
Khalispur (Khurd)
Saraiya
Kharagsenpur
Khargasipur
Kusaila
Kusarna
Lakthepur
Luttipur
Murlipur
Murki
Nalapr
Narhan
Naupur
Nihalapur
Nonmatiyan
Nuaaw
Pachwar
Parapati
Parmanandpur
Puranpur
Parauganj
Ramgarh
Rampur
Bharehari
Ratnupur
Sahabuddinpur
Saraibiru
Sarauni
Paschhim
Patti
Sarauni Purab Patti
Saroj
Barewar
Senapur
Shivram Pur Khurd
Sihauli
Sijhwara
Sohani
Sultanpur
Suratpur
Tadwa
Tariyari
Tejpur
Thana Gaddi
Udaichandpur
Umarwar

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Kerakat post had a population of around 5 lakhs. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kerakat has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kerakat, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

External links

http://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Jaunpur/Kerakat/Kerakat

[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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