Thaura

Thaura is a village in Bhetua block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 2,403 people, in 382 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhetua.[3]

Thaura
Village
Map showing Thaura (#476) in Bhetua CD block
Thaura Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.186351°N 81.839797°E / 26.186351; 81.839797[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Faizabad division
District	Amethi
Area [2]
• Total	4.183 km2 (1.615 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,403
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

The 1951 census recorded Thaura as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 956 people (469 male and 487 female), in 192 households and 182 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 1,073 acres.[4] 117 residents were literate, 109 male and 8 female.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Raipur.[4] The village had a district board-run primary school with 77 students in attendance as of 1 January 1951.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Thaura as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 961 people (474 male and 487 female), in 200 households and 195 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,073 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Thaura as having a population of 1,327 people, in 259 households, and having an area of 428.98 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]

The 1991 census recorded Thaura as having a total population of 1,653 people (850 male and 803 female), in 281 households and 278 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 429.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 336, or 20% of the total; this group was 51% male (171) and 49% female (165).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 449, or 27% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 40.5% (389 men and 145 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 525 people were classified as main workers (480 men and 45 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 1,128 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 342 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 93 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; 19 household industry workers; 4 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 6 employed in trade and commerce; 4 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 57 in other services.[3]