| Kerakat | |
| Other Name: | Kitgiri |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.6352°N 82.9227°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jaunpur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kerakat |
| Established Title: | KitgiriEstablished --> |
| Founder: | Buddha Dharma |
| Government Type: | Nagar Panchayat/Vidhan Sabha |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 2 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5 |
| Population Total: | 13,525 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info3: | Bhojpuri |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 222142,22146 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-62 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1000/943 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Distance from Varanasi |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 41km (25miles) |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Distance from Jaunpur |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 30km (20miles) |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Distance from Ghazipur |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | 74km (46miles) |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | Distance from Azamgarh |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | 70km (40miles) |
| Blank7 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank7 Info Sec1: | Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Website: | http://jaunpur.nic.in/ |
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 km east of the city of Jaunpur and 279 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
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 and tehsil.
Kerakat was known as Kitagiri in Gautam Buddha's time.[2] According to Kitagiri Sutta, Majjim Nikaya of Suttapitaka, .[2]
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.[3]
The town is a part of Machhlishahr constituency for national elections and is Kerakat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (itself a constituency) for state elections.
Kirakat railway station is a small railway station which belongs to the 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 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.
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. https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi-to-ayodhya-new-four-lane-road-soon
The closest major airport to Kerakat is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Varanasi, 31 km by road. Another nearby airport is Azamgarh Airport.