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 .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kishni 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.
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.
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.
Demographics
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.
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.
Kishni hosts markets twice per week; grain, cloth, and vegetables are the main commodities sold.
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.
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. There is no railway station; the nearest is in Bhongaon, 36 km away.
List of villages under Kishni block The following 95 villages are counted as part of Kishni CD block:
Alawalpur Alilpur Keshavpur Arjunpur Arsara Badanpur Baghauni Bahoranpur Bansar Mau Bariha Barua Chamar Basait Bhadei Chauraipur Chitain Daudpur Dhakaroi Dharauss Dharminpur Diwanpur Sahini Gadanpur Gapcharia Gangdaspur Ghutara Masoompur Gopalpur Gulariapur Harchandpur Kharagpur Hempur Hirauli Husainpur Ichhaipur Illahabad Inderpur Sujanpur Isapur Dikhatmai Jatpura Jawapur Kaithauli Kaithpur Kamalner Kamalpur Khijarpur Khwajapur Kitah Kumhaul Kunhupur Kursanda Kutubpur Legaon Lodhipur Budauli Mahganwan Maholi Shamsherganj Manigaon Mokhampur Murausee Nagathara Nagla Bale Nagla Barhaipur Nagla Baruanadi Nagla Baune Nagla Bhagauti Nagla Birtia Nagla Chunnu Nagla Dinu Nagla Game Nagla Gokul Nagla Jakha Nagla Kale Nagle Khiriya Nagla Khoni Nagla Kumhar Nagla Kumhaul Nagla Maholi Nagla Mathuria Nagla Midiya Nagla Murli Nagla Puwayan Naigawan Khiria Paharpur Parasrampur Partappur Pharaijee Pooranpur Ramnagar Rangpur Ratanpur Haripur Ratheh Ratibhanpur Sailpur Sakra Saman Sathigawan Saunasee Shivpur Signee Singhpur Somarpur Tariha Uncha Islamabad
Nearby cities Etawah
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