Kurha

Kurha is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 12 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Kurha has a population of 3,412 people, in 565 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and 1 healthcare facility.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Hajipur.[4]

Kurha
Village
Map showing Kurha (#388) in Chhatoh CD block
Kurha Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.202518°N 81.609123°E / 26.202518; 81.609123[1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.558 km2 (2.146 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	3,412
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

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.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,294 acres.[5] 26 residents were literate, 25 male and 1 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

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.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,294 acres and it had a post office at that point.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Kurha as having a population of 1,601 people, in 410 households, and having an area of 523.26 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

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.[4] The area of the village was listed as 528 hectares.[4] 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).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 32.7% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 26% (423 men and 116 women).[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]