Sarai Kurmi

Sarai Kurmi Sarāi Kurmi
Village
Map showing Sarai Kurmi (#806) in Lalganj CD block
26°09′21″N 80°52′29″E / 26.15584°N 80.874654°E / 26.15584; 80.874654[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.783 km2 (0.688 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	843
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Sarai Kurmi is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 4 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 843 people, in 197 households.^[2] It has no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Behta Kalan.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Sarai Kurmi as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 452 people (228 male and 224 female), in 85 households and 82 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 440 acres.^[5] 25 residents were literate, all male.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Sarai Kurmi as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 552 people (263 male and 289 female), in 99 households and 87 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 440 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Sarai Kurmi as having a population of 725 people, in 129 households, and having an area of 178.47 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Sarai Kurmi as having a total population of 773 people (399 male and 374 female), in 150 households and 150 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 178 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 147, or 19% of the total; this group was 54% male (80) and 46% female (67).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 37% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 47% (248 men and 112 women).^[4] 204 people were classified as main workers (194 men and 10 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 569 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 113 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 61 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; 8 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 22 in other services.^[4]

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