Dhurai

Dhurai is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 19 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 4,481 people, in 867 households.[2] It has 2 primary schools and no healthcare facilities and it hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Paho.[4]

Dhurai
Village
Map showing Dhurai (#548) in Khiron CD block
Dhurai Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.335436°N 80.914347°E / 26.335436; 80.914347[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.942 km2 (2.294 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	4,481
• Density	750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Dhurai as comprising 15 hamlets, with a total population of 1,547 people (766 male and 781 female), in 299 households and 273 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,497 acres.[5] 45 residents were literate, 44 male and 1 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Dhurai as comprising 14 hamlets, with a total population of 1,759 people (884 male and 875 female), in 345 households and 321 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,497 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Dhurai as having a population of 2,449 people, in 440 households, and having an area of 594.08 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Dhurai (as "Dhurayee") as having a total population of 3,137 people (1,622 male and 1,515 female), in 526 households and 518 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 594 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 669, or 21% of the total; this group was 50% male (334) and 50% female (335).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 27% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 22% (572 men and 122 women).[4] 987 people were classified as main workers (792 men and 195 women), while 345 people were classified as marginal workers (12 men and 333 women); the remaining 1,805 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 679 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 121 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; 10 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 8 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 21 in other services.[4]