# Kurka Village, Meerganj, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Meerganj, Bareilly 

# Kurka

Kurka is a village in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **935 people in 149 households**, the 163rd largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 935people (2011)
- 149households
- 44.3%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurka

Of every 100 households in Kurka in 2011, 14 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurka · ■ Meerganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**52%

Tap water ****92%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**70%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Kurka?

■ Kurka · ■ Meerganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**917

Working population ****41.4%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.0% for men and 40.0% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 207 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 110 (28%)

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 Meerganj

- Kashinathpur Mustakil956 people
- Ambarpur948 people
- Rampura948 people
- Bakenia Champatpur946 people
- Silrapur921 people
- Bhataulinagla919 people
- Kera919 people
- Basavanpur902 people

[All 244 villages in Meerganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurka?935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurka in?Bareilly district (Meerganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurka?44.3% (Census 2011)