Kitagiri

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Kitagiri (कीटगिरि) is the ancient name of Kerakat or Kirakat, a town in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh.

Variants

• Kitagiri (कीटगिरि) (जिला जौनपुर, उ.प्र.) (AS, p.193)
• Kerakat (केराकत)
• Kirakat (कीराकत)

Location

Kerakat is situated near the Gomati River, which helps the land around the town stay very fertile. it 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. Postal Index Number is 222142.

कीटगिरि

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...कीटगिरि (AS, p.193) विनय 2,170-175 में वर्णित स्थान जिसका अभिज्ञान केराकत जिला जौनपुर, उ.प्र.) से किया गया है.