Sirathu is a town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

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 in Kaushambi district

Kaushambi District

Kaushambi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Manjhanpur town is the district headquarters. Kaushambi district is a part of Allahabad Division.- History :...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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Demographics

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Census

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, Sirathu had a population of 12,208. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sirathu has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 42%. In Sirathu, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.