Patrahi, Jaunpur
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Patrahi | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Tehsil | Kerakat |
| Block | Dobhi |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Other | Bhojpuri (Jaunpuri), English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-62 |
Patrahi is a small village/market in Dobhi Block in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh State, India. It comes under Patarahi Panchayath. It belongs to Varanasi Division. It is located 49 km (30 mi) towards East from District headquarters Jaunpur and 288 km (179 mi) from the state capital Lucknow. The nearest town is Kerakat, while and Varanasi and Jaunpur are the nearest cities.
Transportation
Rail
Dudhaunda Railway Station(Patrahi Station), Dobhi Railway Station and Kerakat railway station are the nearest railway stations. Dobhi is a stop of many trains for big cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and other cities.
Road
Aside from being connected to Jaunpur, Patrahi is also connected by road to Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and other cities of Uttar Pradesh.
Air
The closest major airport to Patrahi is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Babatpur, Varanasi, 45 km by road. Another nearby airport is Azamgarh Airport.
Constituency area
The village falls under Machhlishahr constituency for national elections and Kerakat constituency for state elections.[citation needed]
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India total geographical area of village is 126 hectares.[citation needed] Patrahi has a total population of 1,324 of which 617 (46.60%) are males while 707 (53.40%) are females as per Population Census 2011. There are about 207 houses in Patrahi village. Kerakat is nearest town to Patrahi.
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