Purwa

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?Purwa Uttar Pradesh • India
Purwa
Coordinates: 26°28′N 80°47′E / 26.47, 80.78
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 129 m (423 ft)
District(s)	Unnao
Population	21,195 (2001)

Coordinates: 26°28′N 80°47′E / 26.47, 80.78 Purwa is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 Flora and Fauna
5 Connectivity With Other Cities
6 References

[edit] Geography

Purwa is located at 26.47° N 80.78° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 129 metres (423 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Purwa had a population of 21,195. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Purwa has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 45%. In Purwa, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. It has three blocks(Purwa, Hilauli, Asoha).

[edit] Economy

The ecomony of purwa is agriculture based.The ourskirts of purwa block produce rice(specially Basmati and other fine rice varieties) and wheat.Some other food grain crops like toor,green gram,moong,gram,barley,maze etc. Hilauli block also produces mainly food grains.Mango orcharts have also great importance in this block.The agriculture is well developed,but irrigation system of the area is not well developed.Agriculture totally depends upon under ground water.

[edit] Flora and Fauna

Vegetation of Purwa mainly have trees like Mango,Guaua,Blackberry,Mahua,Sagaun,Gular,Ukliptus,Jackfruit,Amla,Neem,Peepal.Raring includes goats, buffalo,cow,pig,camel,horse,sheep,dunkey.Wolfs and shambher are among the unrearing animals.Peacock,hen,parrot,sparrow,woodpekar,duck,water bird,owl,vulture,kite,peogon,eagle,crane,cockoo etc. are among the birds found in the area.

[edit] Connectivity With Other Cities

It is nearby two popular cities of state Kanpur and Lucknow and connected by mainly road transport.Nabhouring city Raebareli is also connected to road only.