# Kouriya, Najibabad, Bijnor – Population & Literacy

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Village · Najibabad, Bijnor 

# Kouriya

Kouriya is a village in [Najibabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/najibabad/) sub-district of [Bijnor](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **594 people in 122 households**, the 282nd largest of 402 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 594people (2011)
- 122households
- 76.8%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kouriya

Of every 100 households in Kouriya in 2011, 69 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kouriya · ■ Najibabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**45%

Tap water ****84%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**88%

Use banking services ****83%**

**74%

Television ****46%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**14%

Own their home ****86%**

**97%

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 Kouriya?

■ Kouriya · ■ Najibabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****702**

**882

Working population ****45.6%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 70.4% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (41%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 89 (33%) · **■** Marginal 30 (11%)

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 Najibabad

- Rasulpur Alimuddin611 people
- Medduwala609 people
- Gazipur Hidayat607 people
- Pittanheri Jhojha Khurd595 people
- Tarikampur Dargu588 people
- Padarathpur583 people
- Saidpur Mira582 people
- Sikri582 people

[All 520 villages in Najibabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/najibabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kouriya?594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kouriya in?Bijnor district (Najibabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kouriya?76.8% (Census 2011)