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Kurha is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is located 12 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[2] As of 2011, Kurha has a population of 3,412 people, in 565 households.[1] It has 3 primary schools and 1 healthcare facility.[1] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Hajipur.[3]
The 1951 census recorded Kurha as comprising 15 hamlets, with a total population of 1,141 people (595 male and 546 female), in 494 households and 448 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 1,294 acres.[4] 26 residents were literate, 25 male and 1 female.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[4]
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.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,294 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Kurha as having a population of 1,601 people, in 410 households, and having an area of 523.26 hectares.[2] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[2]
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.[3] The area of the village was listed as 528 hectares.[3] 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).[3] Members of scheduled castes made up 32.7% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 26% (423 men and 116 women).[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory). Census 2011 India. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1982)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1992)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1955)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1965)