# Kurha Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kurha

Kurha is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,936 people in 295 households**, the 120th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,936people (2011)
- 295households
- 68.1%literacy
- 1,225females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurha

Of every 100 households in Kurha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****93%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

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 Kurha?

■ Kurha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1225**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**924

Working population ****25.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 35% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 216 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** Marginal 212 (44%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Karnauli1,992 people
- Kasnahi1,984 people
- Chhanehata1,954 people
- Borepur1,942 people
- Baharpur1,922 people
- Kora1,913 people
- Sarai Chauhan1,911 people
- Juraupur1,906 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurha?1,936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurha in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurha?68.1% (Census 2011)