Nishan, Kerakat, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Nishan


The village Nishan is located in Kerakat Tahsil of Jaunpur District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is governed by Nishan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Muftiganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jaunpur, which is about 15 kilometers away from Nishan.

Travel and Communication for Nishan


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Nishan,
Jaunpur,
Uttar Pradesh, India
PIN - 222170

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Nishan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Nishan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Nishan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Nishan


As per available data from the year 2009, 2606 persons live in 357 house holds in the village Nishan. There are 1369 female individuals and 1237 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.53% and males constitute 47.47% of the total population.

There are 1190 scheduled castes persons of which 630 are females and 560 are males. Females constitute 52.94% and males constitute 47.06% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 45.66% of the total population.

Population density of Nishan is 1007.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Nishan


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Total area of Nishan is 258.68 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 217.98 ha. About 217.98 ha is irrigated area. About 65.36 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 52.32 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 100.3 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 21.73 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.05 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.15 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 12.58 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.45 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.75 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Nishan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Muftiganj, which is less than 5 kms away from Nishan.

There is a government primary school in the village Nishan.

There is a government middle school in the village Nishan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Hanuwadih, which is less than 5 kms away from Nishan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Hanuwadih, which is less than 5 kms away from Nishan.

Colleges in Nishan


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Nishan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Jaunpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Jaunpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Jaunpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jaunpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

Other Educational Facilities in Nishan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Pasewa, which is more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Jaunpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Jaunpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

Healthcare Facilities in Nishan


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Nishan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Nishan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Nishan.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Nishan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Nishan.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Nishan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Nishan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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