# Kuru Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Kuru

Kuru is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,690 people in 366 households**, the 56th largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 2,690people (2011)
- 366households
- 76.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuru

Of every 100 households in Kuru in 2011, 30 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kuru · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**28%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****91%**

**82%

Television ****42%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Kuru?

■ Kuru · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**899

Working population ****44.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (13%) · **■** Marginal 887 (74%)

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 Pindra

- Kushmara2,792 people
- Changwar2,766 people
- Lakhmipur2,745 people
- Sagunha2,729 people
- Rasulha2,661 people
- Khalishpur2,633 people
- Tarsara2,633 people
- Chhataon2,601 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuru?2,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuru in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuru?76.6% (Census 2011)