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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2023}}
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Mainpuri district|Mainpuri]]
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| subdivision_name3       = [[Bhongaon]]
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'''Puraiya''' ({{IAST|Puraiyā}}) is a village in [[Bewar, Mainpuri|Bewar]] block of [[Mainpuri district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,200, in 198 households.
== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Puraiya had a population of 1,200, in 198 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|193}} This population was 54.0% male (648) and 46.0% female (552).<!-- Census 2011 B, p. 142 --> The 0-6 age group numbered 141 (75 male and 66 female), or 11.75% of the total population.<!-- Census 2011 B, p. 142 --> 62 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 5.2% of the total.<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1259/download/4050/DH_2011_0917_PART_B_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|142–3}}
The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Puraiya as having a population of 828 people, in 142 households.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri |date=1982 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/29484/download/32665/28516_1981_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|188–9}}
The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Puraiya as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 603 people (328 male and 275 female), in 97 households and 73 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 346 acres.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28772/download/31954/22833_1961_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>{{rp|c}}
== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Puraiya had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 193-4 --> Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 195 --> The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 196, 8 --> Streets were made of both ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#kachcha|kachcha]]'' and ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#pucca|pakka]]'' materials.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 197 --><ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1258/download/4046/DH_2011_0917_PART_A_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|193–8}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Mainpuri district}}
[[Category:Villages in Mainpuri district]]