Asura, Gauriganj

For other uses, see Asura (disambiguation).

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

Asura

Village

Map showing Asura (#249) in Gauriganj CD block

Asura

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°11′20″N 81°37′02″E﻿ / ﻿26.18895°N 81.617157°E﻿ / 26.18895; 81.617157[1]
Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
Division| Ayodhya
District| Amethi
Area

[2]

• Total

| 1.231 km2 (0.475 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 803
• Density| 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Hindi, Urdu
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)

Asura is a village in Gauriganj block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 803 people, in 140 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Semuai.[3]

The 1951 census recorded Asura as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 323 people (161 male and 162 female), in 63 households and 61 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 297 acres.[4] 5 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Gauriganj .[4]

The 1961 census recorded Asura as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 374 people (175 male and 199 female), in 79 households and 77 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 298 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Asura as having a population of 457 people, in 91 households, and having an area of 113.32 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]

The 1991 census recorded Asura as having a total population of 545 people (260 male and 285 female), in 100 households and 100 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 116.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 97, or 18% of the total; this group was 53% male (51) and 47% female (46).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 62, or 11% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 45% (148 men and 54 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 155 people were classified as main workers (all men), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 390 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 103 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 48 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; 0 household industry workers; 1 worker employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 181–98. Retrieved 13 November 2021.181-98&rft_id=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0948_PART_A_DCHB_SULTANPUR.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Asura,+Gauriganj" class="Z3988">
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Sultanpur (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 114–5. Retrieved 13 November 2021.xxiv-xxviii,+114-5&rft.date=1992&rft_id=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1413/1/37121_1991_SUL.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Asura,+Gauriganj" class="Z3988">
4. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 94–5. Retrieved 13 November 2021.94-5&rft.date=1955&rft_id=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/843/1/52301_1951_SUL.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Asura,+Gauriganj" class="Z3988">`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xl–xli. Retrieved 13 November 2021.xl-xli&rft.date=1965&rft_id=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1035/1/22847_1961_SUL.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Asura,+Gauriganj" class="Z3988">`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
6. ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Sultanpur (PDF). 1982. pp. 90–1. Retrieved 13 November 2021.90-1&rft.date=1982&rft_id=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1311/1/28684_1981_SUL.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Asura,+Gauriganj" class="Z3988">

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