Sarai is a village in
Lalganj block of
Rae Bareli district,
Uttar Pradesh
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,
India
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.
It is located 19 km from Lalganj, the block and
tehsil
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headquarters.
As of 2011, it has a population of 902 people, in 173 households.
It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.
The
1961 census recorded Sarai as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 483 people (233 male and 250 female), in 100 households and 90 physical houses.
The area of the village was given as 209
acre
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s.
It was then part of
Khiron block.
The
1981 census recorded Sarai as having a population of 591 people, in 109 households, and having an area of 77.70
hectare
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s.
The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.
References
Villages in Raebareli district
Caravanserais in India
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