Thorwa

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
27°18′48″N 78°53′37″E / 27.3133°N 78.89358°E / 27.3133; 78.89358CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilMainpuriArea
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 • Total8.756 km2 (3.381 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,030 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
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Thorwa (Thorwā) is a village in Kuraoli block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. There is a prominent jhil near the village site. As of 2011, Thorwa had a population of 4,030, in 646 households.

Geography

There is a prominent jhil at Thorwa.[2]: 234 

Demographics

As of 2011, Thorwa had a population of 4,030, in 646 households.[1]: 98  This population was 52.9% male (2,133) and 47.1% female (1,897). The 0-6 age group numbered 636 (318 male and 318 female), or 15.8% of the total population. 791 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 19.6% of the total.[3]: 82–3 

The 1981 census recorded Thorwa as having a population of 4,030, in 646 households.[4]: 144–5 

The 1961 census recorded Thorwa as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 1,654 people (865 male and 789 female), in 263 households and 233 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,183 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]: lxxii 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Thorwa had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 98–103 

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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