Kerakat or Kirakat is a town and nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with a population of approximately 13,500.

[3] According to Kitagiri Sutta, Majjim Nikaya of Suttapitaka, Kerakat is known as Nigam[failed verification].

The station is situated 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) north side from Kerakat Main Market.

Kerakat is also well connected by road to Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and other cities of Uttar Pradesh.

A 4-lane highway has been proposed linking Varanasi to Ayodhya which will pass through Kerakat and Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur.