# Kasturipur Herkishun Village, Soraon – Population & Literacy

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Village · Soraon, Allahabad 

# Kasturipur Herkishun

Kasturipur Herkishun is a village in Soraon sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 59 households**, the 354th largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 428people (2011)
- 59households
- 55.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasturipur Herkishun

Of every 100 households in Kasturipur Herkishun in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kasturipur Herkishun · ■ Soraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****80%**

**76%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kasturipur Herkishun?

■ Kasturipur Herkishun · ■ Soraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**909

Working population ****42.3%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 42.2% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (11%) · **■** Marginal 22 (12%)

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 Soraon

- Pure Nanku473 people
- Chetpur Lakhni459 people
- Manhgupur436 people
- Persupur Nari432 people
- Ramapur425 people
- Saidaha414 people
- Sarai Ganga Rampur409 people
- Chackmanmohan Das405 people

[All 443 villages in Soraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/soraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasturipur Herkishun?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasturipur Herkishun in?Allahabad district (Soraon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kasturipur Herkishun?55.0% (Census 2011)