Patrahi, Jaunpur Explained

Patrahi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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
Subdivision Type4:Block
Subdivision Name4:Dobhi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics Type2:Languages
Demographics2 Title1:Official
Demographics2 Info1:Hindi
Demographics2 Title2:Other
Demographics2 Info2:Bhojpuri (Jaunpuri), English
Demographics2 Title3:Literacy Rate
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:UP-62
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio

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 towards East from District headquarters Jaunpur and 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.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India total geographical area of village is 126 hectares. 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.