As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Kurthi Jafarpur had a population of 11,943. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kurthi Jafarpur has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 49%. In Kurthi Jafarpur, 23% of the population is under 6 years of age.