# Hurhuri

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**Huruhuri** is a village about 2 km north from the [Gomti River](/source/Gomti_River) in the *[tehsil](/source/Tehsil)* of [Kerakat](/source/Kerakat), [Jaunpur](/source/Jaunpur_District), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), India.[1] It belongs to the [Varanasi Division](/source/Varanasi_Division). It is located 25 km east of the city of [Jaunpur](/source/Jaunpur,_Uttar_Pradesh), 4 km west of [Kerakat](/source/Kerakat), and 274 km from [Lucknow](/source/Lucknow), the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Hurhuri's [Postal Index Number](/source/Postal_Index_Number) is 222142 and the postal head office is situated in [Kerakat](/source/Kerakat) and Branch Office is JaiGopalGanj. Huruhuri is situated Near State Highway 36.

## Transport

### By rail

- [Kerakat railway station](/source/Kerakat_railway_station)-5 km
- [Gangauli railway station](/source/Gangauli_railway_station)-2.5 km

### By road

- Village is connected by SH-36 Saidpur Khajurhat Road
- Kerakat Bus Stand-5 km

### By air

- Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Airport-38 km

## Population

Huruhuri is a medium size village located in [Kerakat](/source/Kerakat) of [Jaunpur district](/source/Jaunpur_district), Uttar Pradesh with total 310 [families](/source/Families) residing. The Huruhuri village has population of 1987 of which 984 are [Males](/source/Male) while 1003 are [Females](/source/Females) as per [Population Census](/source/Population_Census) 2011.

In Huruhuri village population of [Children](/source/Children) with age 0-6 is 275 which makes up 13.84% of total population of village. Average [sex ratio](/source/Human_sex_ratio) of Huruhuri village is 1019 which is higher than [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Huruhuri as per census is 964, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Huruhuri village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Hurhuri village was 77.39% compared to 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. In Hurhuri Male literacy stands at 86.26% while female [literacy](/source/Literacy) rate was 68.78%.

As per constitution of India and [Panchyati Raaj Act](/source/Panchyati_Raaj_Act), Huruhuri village is administrated by [Sarpanch](/source/Sarpanch)(Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

## References

1. [US army map of Banaras](http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/ng-44-12a.jpg) at "blue coordinates" (22.2; 9.8)

## External links

- [http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/203250-hurhuri-uttar-pradesh.html](http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/203250-hurhuri-uttar-pradesh.html)

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