# Kurni Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kurni

Kurni is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,762 people in 551 households**, the 24th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,762people (2011)
- 551households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,147females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kurni

Of every 100 households in Kurni in 2011, 7 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurni · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**85%

Tap water ****17%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kurni?

■ Kurni · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1147**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**924

Working population ****27.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 38% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (14%) · **■** Marginal 399 (39%)

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

- Kabeerpur3,908 people
- Kasba Dhirua Khas3,880 people
- Kaserawa3,876 people
- Marawa Dodak3,871 people
- Jai Pal Pur3,658 people
- Sarawan3,656 people
- Barawan3,596 people
- Jamalpur3,588 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurni?3,762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurni in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurni?74.2% (Census 2011)