Thorwa

Thorwa

Thorwa

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India


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.

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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. "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 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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