Kurri Kupa


Kurri Kupa is a large village in Firozabad block of the Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. It technically consists of two distinct settlements, Kurri and Kupa, which are located close together and administered together as a single gram panchayat. As of 2011, it had a population of 7,995, in 1,200 households.

Geography

Kurri and Kupa are the names of two distinct, but close together, settlements: Kurri is to the southeast and Kupa is to the northwest. They are located west of Firozabad, a bit south of the main line of the Northern [Railway zone|Northern Railway]. Two nearby villages on the south side of the tracks are Daragpur, just to the northeast of Kurri and Kupa; and Laturra, which is to the northwest.

Demographics

As of 2011, Kurri Kupa had a population of 7,995, in 1,200 households. This population was 53.7% male and 46.3% female. The 0–6 age group numbered 1,526, making up 19.1% of the total population. 811 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 10.1% of the total.
The 1981 census recorded Kurri Kupa as having a population of 3,969 people, in 579 households and 577 physical houses.
The 1961 census recorded Kurri Kupa as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 2,624 people, in 435 households and 361 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,188 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.

Administration

Kurri Kupa is administered as a gram panchayat under Firozabad district.

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Kurri Kupa had 3 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/bore well; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub 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.