Kerakat
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Kerakat
Kitgiri | |
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Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency) | |
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Kerakat or Kirakat is a town and
Varanasi Division. It is located 30 km east of the city of Jaunpur and 279 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh
.
The town's
block and tehsil
.
History
Kerakat was known as Kitagiri in
Gautam Buddha's time.[3] According to Kitagiri Sutta, Majjim Nikaya of Suttapitaka, Kerakat is known as Nigam[failed verification].[3]
Demographics
As of the
Scheduled Castes population was 1,835. Kerakat had 1924 households in 2011.[1]
Administration
The town is a part of
Kerakat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
(itself a constituency) for state elections.
Places of interest
- Adi Mata Kali Temple, Kerakat. Built in 1867.[4]
- Gomateshwar Mahadev Temple, Kerakat
Transportation
Rail
Aunrihar Junction
.
Road
Driving distance from Kerakat to the District headquarters Jaunpur is 30 km. Kerakat is also well connected by road to Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and other cities of Uttar Pradesh.
A 4-lane highway has been proposed linking Varanasi to Ayodhya which will pass through Kerakat and Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur. [1]
Air
The closest major airport to Kerakat is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Varanasi, 31 km by road. Another nearby airport is Azamgarh Airport.
Education
- Shri Ganesh Rai Post Graduate College (SGRPGC)
- Public Inter College, Kerakat
Notable people
- Bollywood, is from Kerakat. He has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujrati, English and other language films.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Census of India 2011: Kerakat". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b Bhikkhu, Thanissaro (2005). Kitagiri Sutta: At Kitagiri.
- ^ "इतिहास समेटे है केराकत का प्रसिद्ध काली मंदिर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2022.