Kurra Jarawan
# Kurra Jarawan

Kurra Jarawan (Devanagari: कुर्रा जरावन Kurrā Jarāwan) is a village in Karhal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. The village technically encompasses some 25 separate hamlets, which are grouped together for administrative purposes. A market is held in the village twice per week. As of 2011, Kurra Jarawan has a total population of 9,014, in 1,568 households.

## Name

The village is called both "Kurra Jarawan" and just $"Kurra".^{:227}$

## Geography

Kurra Jarawan is located on the main road between Kishni and Karhal, about 16 km from Karhal. A branch of the Etawah Canal passes by the village; there is also a prominent jhil on village $lands.^{:227,251}$ The village lands cover 4,109 acres, or about 16.6 square kilometres. 25 distinct settlements of various sizes exist within this area; they are all grouped together into a single village unit (or mauza) for administrative $purposes.^{:lx}$

### Land use

According to the 2011 census, Kurra Jarawan has a total area of 1,689.1 hectares, of which 1,249.1 were currently farmland and 112.0 were under non-agricultural use. 120.0 hectares were occupied by orchards, 0 by pastures, 10.7 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests existed on village $lands.^{:130}$

## Demographics

As of 2011, Kurra Jarawan had a population of 9,014, in 1,568 $households.^{:149}$ This population was 53.7% male (4,842) and 46.3% female (4,172). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,435 (754 male and 681 female), or 15.9% of the total population. 2,043 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 22.7% of the $total.^{:118–9}$

The 1961 census recorded Kurra Jarawan as comprising 25 hamlets, with a total population of 3,511 people (1,733 male and 1,778 female), in 638 households and 267 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 4,109 $acres.^{:lx}$

As of 1901, Kurra Jarawan had a population of 2,850, with a plurality belonging to the Ahir, Brahman, and Thakur groups. The village comprised "two mahals and 23 hamlets, and it had a police station by that $point.^{:227}$

## Economy

Kurra Jarawan hosts a market twice per week, on Thursdays and Saturdays. Cattle and grain are among the main commodities bought and sold $here.^{:227}$ There are not any commercial or cooperative banks in Kurra Jarawan, nor any agricultural credit $societies.^{:153}$

## Infrastructure

As of 2011, Kurra Jarawan had 7 primary schools and 1 veterinary hospital. Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka $materials.^{:149–54}$ There is also a police station in Kurra $Jarawan.^{:131}$

