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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
renu tiwari
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- LGD code
- 208564
- Pincode
- 221201
- Post office
- Anai
- Population
- 2,690
- Households
- 366
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,201
Census 2011 · in context
How Kuru compares
By population, Kuru ranks #56 of 422 villages in Pindra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.9%
+1.7% vs mandal average
Kuru64.9%
Pindra mandal63.2%
Varanasi district65.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
+4 vs mandal average
Kuru978
Pindra mandal974
Household size
people per home
7.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
Kuru7.3
Pindra mandal6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kuru at a glance
Kuru is a village of 2,690 people in 366 households (Census 2011) in Pindra tehsil, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, the 56th-largest of 422 villages in Pindra tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 221201, served by Anai post office; the LGD village code is 208564. The sarpanch is renu tiwari, and the village votes in Haidergarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dinesh Rawat. The population is estimated at 3,172 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kuru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VARANASI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 41
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KURU
- Total area (ha)
- 283.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 122.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kuru
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Key facts — Kuru
- LGD code
- 208564
- Pincode
- 221201
- Post office
- Anai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,690
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,172
- Households
- 366
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barabanki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Haidergarh
- Member of Parliament
- Tanuj Punia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dinesh Rawat
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- renu tiwari
- Block / Mandal
- Pindra
- Nearest railway station
- Haidergarh (9.6 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)