# Couri, Handia, Allahabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Couri

Couri is a village in [Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/) sub-district of [Allahabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,860 people in 287 households**, the 171st largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,860people (2011)
- 287households
- 66.0%literacy
- 1,138females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Couri

Of every 100 households in Couri in 2011, 26 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Couri · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**73%

Television ****17%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Couri?

■ Couri · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**889

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 53.0% for women. 40% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 303 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (36%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 137 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Handia

- Suara1,894 people
- Ghiri Rihi1,882 people
- Raypur1,874 people
- Pakari1,872 people
- Udagi1,854 people
- Ghatampur1,841 people
- Gothawa1,822 people
- Kalana1,819 people

[All 625 villages in Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Couri?1,860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Couri in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Couri?66.0% (Census 2011)