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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kerakat<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = Kitgiri<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = [[Town]]<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3<br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.635152|N|82.922734|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jaunpur district|Jaunpur]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Kerakat<br />
| established_title = Kitgiri<br />
Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = Buddha Dharma<br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Nagar Panchayat]]/[[Vidhan Sabha]]<br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = 2<br />
| area_total_km2 = 5<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 13,525<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011"/><br />
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref><br />
| demographics1_title2 = Additional&nbsp;official<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="langoff"/><br />
| demographics1_title3 = Other<br />
| demographics1_info3 = [[Bhojpuri]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 222142,22146<br />
| registration_plate = UP-62<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1000/943 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Varanasi]]<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = {{convert|41|km|mi}}<br />
| blank4_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]]<br />
| blank4_info_sec1 = {{convert|30|km|mi}}<br />
| blank5_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Ghazipur]]<br />
| blank5_info_sec1 = {{convert|74|km|mi}}<br />
| blank6_name_sec1 = Distance from [[Azamgarh]]<br />
| blank6_info_sec1 = {{convert|70|km|mi}}<br />
| blank7_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank7_info_sec1 = [[Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
| website = http://jaunpur.nic.in/<br />
| footnotes = <br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kerakat''' or '''Kirakat''' is a town and [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Jaunpur district]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] 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 forms a part of [[Varanasi Division]]. It is located 30&nbsp;km east of the city of [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] and 279&nbsp;km from [[Lucknow]], the capital of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<br />
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The town's [[Postal Index Number]] is 222142 and it has a postal head office, as well as a police station. It is also a [[Block (country subdivision)|block]] and [[tehsil]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of the [[2011 Census of India]], Kerakat nagar panchayat had a population of 13,525, of which males were 6,987 and females 6,538. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,804. The total number of literates in Kerakat was 9,475, which constituted 70.1% of the population with male literacy was 75.2%, and female literacy is 64.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kerakat was 80.8%, of which male literacy rate was 87.2% and female literacy rate was 74.1%. The [[Scheduled Castes]] population was 1,835. Kerakat had 1924 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Kerakat |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=231092 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Administration==<br />
The town is a part of [[Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency)|Machhlishahr constituency]] for national elections and is [[Kerakat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] (itself a constituency) for state elections.<br />
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==Places of interest==<br />
* [[Gomateshwar Mahadev Temple, Kerakat]]<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
===Rail===<br />
[[Kirakat railway station]] is a small railway station which belongs to the [[North Eastern Railway (India)|North Eastern Railway]]. Kerakat railway station is one of the railway station on the Aunrihar-Kerakat-Jaunpur Line section. The station is situated 0.7 kilometres (0.43&nbsp;mi) north side from Kerakat Main Market. The station falls under the administration of Varanasi division, North Eastern Railway zone. 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]].<br />
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===Road===<br />
Driving distance from Kerakat to the District headquarters [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] is 30&nbsp;km. Kerakat is also well connected by road to [[Varanasi]], [[Azamgarh]], [[Ghazipur]] and other cities of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<br />
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A 4-lane highway has been proposed linking Varanasi to Ayodhya which will pass through Kerakat and Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur. [https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi-to-ayodhya-new-four-lane-road-soon]<br />
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===Air===<br />
The closest major airport to Kerakat is [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport]] at Varanasi, 31&nbsp;km by road. Another nearby airport is [[Azamgarh Airport]].<br />
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==Education==<br />
*[[Shri Ganesh Rai Post Graduate College|Shri Ganesh Rai Post Graduate College (SGRPGC)]]<br />
*[[Public Inter College, Kerakat]]<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
*[[Ravi Kishan]], an actor in [[Bhojpuri cinema]] and [[Bollywood]], is from Kerakat. He has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujrati, English and other language films.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Anapur]]<br />
*[[Bhadehari]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 Data from the 2001 Census]<br />
* [http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-uttarpradesh.php?cityid=09464070000 City Population : Uttar Pradesh]<br />
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