Pirhi

Pirhi is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 21 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 794 people, in 141 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Khetaudhan.[4]

Pirhi
Village
Map showing Pirhi (#339) in Dih CD block
Pirhi Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.128126°N 81.444042°E / 26.128126; 81.444042[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.302 km2 (0.503 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	794
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Pirhi as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 356 people (173 male and 183 female), in 73 households and 66 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 322 acres.[5] 19residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Pirhi as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 348 people (172 male and 176 female), in 97 households and 97 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 322 acres and it had a post office at that point.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Pirhi as having a population of 302 people, in 103 households.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Pirhi as having a total population of 496 people (249 male and 247 female), in 101 households and 101 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 131 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 88, or 18% of the total; this group was 55% male (48) and 45% female (40).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 29% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 23% (89 men and 23 women).[4] 148 people were classified as main workers (132 men and 16 women), while 60 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 288 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 105 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 29 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 8 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 1 household industry worker; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 4 in other services.[4]