Puraiya
Puraiya (Devanagari: पुरैया Puraiyā) is a village in Bewar block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,200, in 198 households.
Puraiya | |
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Village | |
  Puraiya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°12′05″N 79°19′16″E / 27.20145°N 79.32101°ECoordinates: 27°12′05″N 79°19′16″E / 27.20145°N 79.32101°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Bhongaon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.137 km2 (0.439 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,200 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
DemographicsEdit
As of 2011, Puraiya had a population of 1,200, in 198 households.[2]:193 This population was 54.0% male (648) and 46.0% female (552). The 0-6 age group numbered 141 (75 male and 66 female), or 11.75% of the total population. 62 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 5.2% of the total.[3]:142–3
The 1981 census recorded Puraiya as having a population of 828 people, in 142 households.[1]:188–9
The 1961 census recorded Puraiya as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 603 people (328 male and 275 female), in 97 households and 73 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 346 acres.[4]:c
InfrastructureEdit
As of 2011, Puraiya had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[2]:193–8
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. Retrieved 25 December 2021.