Purwa

Purwa
city
Purwa Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°28′N 80°47′E / 26.47°N 80.78°E / 26.47; 80.78Coordinates: 26°28′N 80°47′E / 26.47°N 80.78°E / 26.47; 80.78
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Unnao
Elevation	129 m (423 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	21,195
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Purwa is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Purwa is located at 26°28′N 80°47′E / 26.47°N 80.78°E / 26.47; 80.78.^[1]

Unnamed Soldiers in First World War

There is a white marble plaque in the village which commemorates the contribution of 33 unnamed men from the village, who went to the Great War 1914-1919 and fought on the side of the British imperial forces.

Marble plaque commemorating soldiers who went from Purwa village in World War I

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Purwa had a population of 21,195. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Purwa has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 47%. In Purwa, 30% of the population is under 12 years of age.

Economy

The economy of Purwa is agriculture based. The outskirts 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 orchards 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 underground water

Flora and fauna

Generally all the three crops of Rabi, Kharif and Zaid are grown. Wheat, Paddy and arhar are the main crops. Fruit trees of mango, guava, jamun are in plenty. Except for the month of June, one can always find grass in the field. Cow, buffalo, goats and horses are reared for agricultural and domestic needs.

Connectivity With Other Cities

It is nearby two popular cities of state Kanpur and Lucknow and connected by mainly road transport. You can take bus services from Charbag(Lucknow) Kaiserbag(Lucknow) Alambag(Lucknow). From Kanpur, one has to come to Unnao first and then take public transport for Purwa. In the rail budget for the year 212-13, there is a proposal to check feasibility to connect Unnao to Lucknow via Purwa.

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