Purasi

Purasi Purāsi
Village
Map showing Purasi (#921) in Maharajganj CD block
Purasi Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.453522°N 81.273569°E / 26.453522; 81.273569[1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	3.79 km^2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,894
• Density	500/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-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

1. "GeoNames Search". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
2. "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. 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. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xvi-xvii of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". Retrieved 29 July 2021.