Purai

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Purai
Porai
Village
Map showing Purai (#384) in Sataon CD block
Map showing Purai (#384) in Sataon CD block
Purai is located in Uttar Pradesh
Purai
Purai
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°15′57″N 81°06′34″E / 26.265896°N 81.109583°E / 26.265896; 81.109583Coordinates: 26°15′57″N 81°06′34″E / 26.265896°N 81.109583°E / 26.265896; 81.109583[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total8.005 km2 (3.091 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total5,652
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Purai is a village in Sataon block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 15 km[3] west of Raebareli, the district headquarters, near the point where the stream joins the Sai river.[4] As of 2011, the population of Purai is 5,652, in 1,108 households.[2] It hosts a haat twice per week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.[3] There are 4 primary schools and no healthcare facilities in the village.[2]

The 1961 census recorded Purai (here spelled "Porai") as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 2,303 people (1,190 male and 1,113 female), in 445 households and 400 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,979 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Purai (here spelled "Porai") as having a population of 3,656 people, in 701 households, and having an area of 796.45 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Do a radial search using these coordinates here https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 202–18. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 102–3. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 5. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xl-xli of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil". Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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