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Kishni | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 27°01′N79°16′E / 27.02°N 79.27°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Mainpuri |
Tehsil | Bhongaon |
Government | |
• MLA | Engineer Brijesh Katheriya [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 11,098 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-84 |
Highways | Agra–Lucknow Expressway, National Highway 234 (India) |
Kishni is a town in Bhongaon tehsil of Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the seat of a community development block. As of 2011, the town of Kishni has a population of 11,098, in 5,832 households.
Kishni is located at 27°01′N79°16′E / 27.02°N 79.27°E . [3] It has an average elevation of 153 metres (501 feet).
Kishni is about 35 km from Mainpuri, the district headquarters, and about 39 km from Etawah. It is located near the eastern edge of Mainpuri district. [4] : 218
At the turn of the 20th century, Kishni comprised 14 hamlets and had a police station, post office, and village school. It was then part of pargana Kishni-Nabiganj. As of 1901, its population was 2,339. [4] : 218
The 1961 census recorded Kishni (then still a village) as comprising 15 hamlets, with a total population of 3,066 people (1,633 male and 1,433 female), in 573 households and 368 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 3,116 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point. [5] : cviii
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1981 | 4,717 | — |
1991 | 6,772 | +43.6% |
2001 | 8,911 | +31.6% |
2011 | 11,098 | +24.5% |
Source: 2011 Census of India [2] |
As of the 2011 census, Kishni had a population of 11,098, in 5,832 households. This population was 52.6% male (5,832) and 47.4% female (5,266). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,557 (816 male and 741 female), or 14.0% of the total population. 2,094 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 18.9% of the total. The town's literacy rate was 81.25% (counting only people age 7 and up); this was 87.50% among males and 74.32% among females. [6] : 180–1
Among the most important businesses in Kishni are rice and watermelon processing. As of 2009, Kishni had 1 nationalised bank, 0 private commercial banks, 3 cooperative banks, and 2 agricultural credit societies. [2] : 321–2
Kishni hosts markets twice per week; grain, cloth, and vegetables are the main commodities sold. [5] : 159
As of 2011, Kishni has 1 hospital with 5 beds, 13 medicine shops, 8 schools teaching at the primary level, and 4 schools teaching at the secondary level. There is no public library. Drinking water is provided by tap, from a treated source. Water is stored in overhead tank(s), with a total capacity of 500 kilolitres. The town has a local fire department. [2] : 314–20
Kishni is located on the Etawah-Farrukhabad highway, and a smaller road coming from Sirsaganj in the west has its eastern end at Kishni. [4] : 218 There is no railway station; the nearest is in Bhongaon, 36 km away. [2] : 313
The following 95 villages are counted as part of Kishni CD block: [2] : 232–4
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