Purai is a village in
Sataon
Sataon is a village and corresponding community development block in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located a bit to the west of the river Sai on the main Raebareli-Unnao road. It is 22 km from Raebareli, the district hea ...
block of
Rae Bareli district,
Uttar Pradesh
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,
India
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.
It is located 15 km
west of
Raebareli
Raebareli () is a city in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raebareli district, and a part of Lucknow Division and comes under the Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region (UP-SCR). The city is situated on the ...
, the district headquarters, near the point where the
Basaha stream joins the
Sai river.
As of 2011, the population of Purai was 5,652, in 1,108 households. There were four primary schools and no healthcare facilities in the village.
The
1961 census recorded Purai (here spelled "Porai") as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 2,303 people (1,190 male and 1,113 female), in 445 households and 400 physical houses.
The area of the village was given as 1,979
acre
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s.
The
1981 census recorded Purai (here spelled "Porai") as having a population of 3,656 people, in 701 households, and having an area of 796.45
hectare
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s.
The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.
References
Villages in Raebareli district
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