INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Jaunpur

Jaunpur is a district in the Uttar_pradesh State of India. Total area of Jaunpur is 4,038 km² including 3,977.69 km² rural area and 60.31 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Jaunpur has a population of 44,94,204 peoples, out of which urban population is 3,46,580 while rural population is 41,47,624. The district has a population density of 1113 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 6,63,513 houses in the district, including 50,269 urban houses and 6,13,244 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 3,287 villages in jaunpur district.

The Jaunpur district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Machhlishahr is the largest tehsil in jaunpur district by area while Jaunpur is the largest tehsil by population. Badlapur is the smallest tehsil in jaunpur district by both area and population. There are 6 tehsils in Jaunpur district. Here is the list of all Jaunpur Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Jaunpur District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Badlapur4604,56,043
2Jaunpur71110,75,544
3Kerakat5936,63,552
4Machhlishahr8127,36,209
5Mariahu7588,00,862
6Shahganj7057,61,994

Population of Jaunpur District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 41,47,624 3,46,580 44,94,204
Male Population 20,41,217 1,79,248 22,20,465
Female Population 21,06,407 1,67,332 22,73,739
Population Density 1,043 / km² 5,747 / km² 1,113 / km²

Households in Jaunpur District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
6,13,244
50,269
6,63,513






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Jaunpur
(जौनपुर)
State / UT : Uttar_pradesh
Total Area : 4,038 km²
Total Population : 44,94,204
Density : 1,113/km²
Total Tehsils : 6
Total Villages : 3,287
Total PopulationVillages in Jaunpur District
less Than 200384
200 - 499582
500 - 999797
1000 - 1999918
2000 - 4999544
5000 - 999959
10000 and above3





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.