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Purasi

Coordinates: 26°27′13″N 81°16′25″E / 26.453522°N 81.273569°E / 26.453522; 81.273569
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Purasi
Purāsi
Village
Map showing Purasi (#921) in Maharajganj CD block
Map showing Purasi (#921) in Maharajganj CD block
Purasi is located in Uttar Pradesh
Purasi
Purasi
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°27′13″N 81°16′25″E / 26.453522°N 81.273569°E / 26.453522; 81.273569[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,894
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Purasi is a village in Maharajganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, its population is 1,894, in 354 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.[2] It is located 10 km from Maharajganj, the block headquarters.[3] The main staple foods are wheat and rice.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Purasi as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 787 people (414 male and 473 female), in 204 households and 190 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 946 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Purasi as having a population of 1,155 people, in 220 households, and having an area of 382.84 hectares.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
  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. 108–24. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 36–7. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xvi-xvii of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". Retrieved 29 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)