Kishni

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Kishni
Town
Kishni Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°01′N79°16′E / 27.02°N 79.27°E / 27.02; 79.27
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Bhongaon
Government
•  MLA	Engineer Brijesh Katheriya [1]
Area [2]
• 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.

Geography

Kishni is located at 27°01′N79°16′E / 27.02°N 79.27°E / 27.02; 79.27 . ^[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}

History

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}

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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}

Economy

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}

Infrastructure

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}

Transport

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}

List of villages under Kishni block

The following 95 villages are counted as part of Kishni CD block: ^{[2] : 232–4}

1. Alawalpur
2. Alilpur Keshavpur
3. Arjunpur
4. Arsara
5. Badanpur
6. Baghauni
7. Bahoranpur
8. Bansar Mau
9. Bariha
10. Barua Chamar
11. Basait
12. Bhadei
13. Chauraipur
14. Chitain
15. Daudpur
16. Dhakaroi
17. Dharauss
18. Dharminpur
19. Diwanpur Sahini
20. Gadanpur Gapcharia
21. Gangdaspur
22. Ghutara Masoompur
23. Gopalpur
24. Gulariapur
25. Harchandpur Kharagpur
26. Hempur
27. Hirauli
28. Husainpur
29. Ichhaipur
30. Illahabad
31. Inderpur Sujanpur
32. Isapur Dikhatmai
33. Jatpura
34. Jawapur
35. Kaithauli
36. Kaithpur
37. Kamalner
38. Kamalpur
39. Khijarpur
40. Khwajapur
41. Kitah
42. Kumhaul
43. Kunhupur
44. Kursanda
45. Kutubpur
46. Legaon
47. Lodhipur Budauli
48. Mahganwan
49. Maholi Shamsherganj
50. Manigaon
51. Mokhampur
52. Murausee
53. Nagathara
54. Nagla Bale
55. Nagla Barhaipur
56. Nagla Baruanadi
57. Nagla Baune
58. Nagla Bhagauti
59. Nagla Birtia
60. Nagla Chunnu
61. Nagla Dinu
62. Nagla Game
63. Nagla Gokul
64. Nagla Jakha
65. Nagla Kale
66. Nagle Khiriya
67. Nagla Khoni
68. Nagla Kumhar
69. Nagla Maholi
70. Nagla Mathuria
71. Nagla Midiya
72. Nagla Murli
73. Nagla Puwayan
74. Naigawan Khiria
75. Paharpur
76. Parasrampur
77. Partappur
78. Pharaijee
79. Pooranpur
80. Ramnagar
81. Rangpur
82. Ratanpur Haripur
83. Ratheh
84. Ratibhanpur
85. Sailpur
86. Sakra
87. Saman
88. Sathigawan
89. Saunasee
90. Shivpur
91. Signee
92. Singhpur
93. Somarpur
94. Tariha
95. Uncha Islamabad

Nearby cities

• Etawah

References

1. "Kishni MLA"
2. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kishni
4. Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
5. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
6. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.