Pahuri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Pahuri (#648) in Sareni CD block | |
  Pahuri Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°10′58″N 80°51′39″E / 26.182658°N 80.860823°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,190 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-33 |
Pahuri is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 11 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,122 people, in 196 households.[2] It hosts both a regular market and a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhoremau.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Pahuri as comprising 21 hamlets, with a total population of 2,032 people (1,026 male and 1,006 female), in 350 households and 311 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,398 acres.[5] 138 residents were literate, 133 male and 5 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Pahuri as comprising 17 hamlets, with a total population of 2,273 people (1,184 male and 1,089 female), in 366 households and 353 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,398 acres and it had a post office at that point.[6] It was then part of Lalganj block.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Pahuri as having a population of 2,927 people, in 469 households, and having an area of 565.76 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Pahuri as having a total population of 3,444 people (1,748 male and 1,696 female), in 568 households and 567 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 586 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 563, or 16% of the total; this group was 54% male (303) and 46% female (260).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 22% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 39% (904 men and 433 women).[4] 1,071 people were classified as main workers (766 men and 305 women), while 32 people were classified as marginal workers (11 men and 21 women); the remaining 2,341 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 581 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 332 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 11 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 20 household industry workers; 40 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 20 employed in trade and commerce; 6 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 61 in other services.[4]