Kurha
Kurha | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Kurha (#388) in Chhatoh CD block | |
  Kurha Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′09″N 81°36′33″E / 26.202518°N 81.609123°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.558 km2 (2.146 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,412 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Kurha is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 12 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Kurha has a population of 3,412 people, in 565 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and 1 healthcare facility.[2] The village belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Hajipur.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Kurha as comprising 15 hamlets, with a population of 1,141 people (595 male and 546 female), in 494 households and 448 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,294 acres.[5] 26 residents were literate, 25 male and 1 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Kurha as comprising 14 hamlets, with a total population of 1,428 people (723 male and 705 female), in 287 households and 282 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,294 acres and it had a post office at that point.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Kurha as having a population of 1,601 people, in 410 households, and having an area of 523.26 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Kurha as having a total population of 2,070 people (1,063 male and 1,007 female), in 400 households and 399 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 528 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 367, or 17.7% of the total; this group was 53% male (194) and 47% female (173).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 32.7% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 26% (423 men and 116 women).[4] 890 people were classified as main workers (598 men and 292 woman), while 2 people were classified as marginal workers (both women); the remaining 1,178 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 601 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 237 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 1 household industry worker; 5 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 5 construction workers; 21 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 20 in other services.[4]
References[edit]
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- ^ 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. 410–26. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 200–1. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 252–3. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 164–5. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. c-ci of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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