Purwa Tehsil - Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
Purwa is an administrative tehsil in the Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Purwa is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Band Hamirpur, while the nearest airport is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 25.6 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 793 km², including 785.55 km² rural area and 7.74 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 921 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Purwa Tehsil
Purwa Tehsil has a total of 270 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhusha | Rural | Abhusha |
| 2 | Achalkhera | Rural | Dhirji Khera |
| 3 | Ahamdabad Grant | Rural | Vishnu Khera |
| 4 | Ahesha | Rural | Ahesha |
| 5 | Ajai Pur | Rural | Nimaicha |
| 6 | Ajaipur | Rural | Mohammadpur |
| 7 | Akohari | Rural | Akohari |
| 8 | Anwarpur | Rural | Maliha Garha |
| 9 | Argaon Pansa Khera | Rural | Argaon Pasi Khera |
| 10 | Asawar | Rural | Asawar |
| 11 | Asehru | Rural | Asehru |
| 12 | Asgar Ganj | Rural | Pinzra |
| 13 | Asoha | Rural | Asoha |
| 14 | Asrenda | Rural | Asrenda |
| 15 | Asri Khera | Rural | Asri Khera |
| 16 | Atarsai | Rural | Majhkuriya |
| 17 | Atwa | Rural | Semri Mau |
| 18 | Bachhaura | Rural | Bachhaura |
| 19 | Bachhaura | Rural | Bachhaura |
| 20 | Bachhrauli | Rural | Bachhrauli |
| 21 | Bachhulia | Rural | Tusraur |
| 22 | Bahraura Bujurg | Rural | Bahraura Bujurg |
| 23 | Bahwa | Rural | Bahwa |
| 24 | Baigaon | Rural | Baigaon |
| 25 | Bakspur | Rural | Bakspur |
| 26 | Banigaon | Rural | Banigaon |
| 27 | Bara Khera | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 28 | Baraoli | Rural | Baraoli |
| 29 | Baraula | Rural | Barula |
| 30 | Bardaha | Rural | Bardaha |
| 31 | Barenda | Rural | Tisendha |
| 32 | Baretha | Rural | Kherwa |
| 33 | Barha | Rural | Gyan Pur Barha |
| 34 | Barwa Kalan | Rural | Barwa Kalan |
| 35 | Barwa Khurd | Rural | Bhat Pura |
| 36 | Barwat | Rural | Bhulemau |
| 37 | Basdeo Khera | Rural | Hardi |
| 38 | Basnoha | Rural | Chhulamau |
| 39 | Batau Mau | Rural | Bhitauli |
| 40 | Batua Shahpur | Rural | Hardi |
| 41 | Beekamau | Rural | Beekamau |
| 42 | Behta | Rural | Behta Sumhari |
| 43 | Behta | Rural | Behta |
| 44 | Beru | Rural | Muktey Mau |
| 45 | Bewalmansa Khera | Rural | Bewalmansa Khera |
| 46 | Bhadin | Rural | Bhadin |
| 47 | Bhadnag | Rural | Bhadnag |
| 48 | Bhao Mau | Rural | Bhao Mau |
| 49 | Bharti Garhi | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 50 | Bhat Purwa | Rural | Bhat Pura |
| 51 | Bhatan Khera | Rural | Bakspur |
| 52 | Bhatauli | Rural | Bhitauli |
| 53 | Bhawalia | Rural | Bhavaliya |
| 54 | Bhulemau | Rural | Bhulemau |
| 55 | Bhupati Pur | Rural | Bhupati Pur |
| 56 | Bhur Pahas | Rural | Soho |
| 57 | Bilaura | Rural | Bilaura |
| 58 | Bisara | Rural | Bisara |
| 59 | Bisun Khera | Rural | Vishnu Khera |
| 60 | Chaitra | Rural | Chaitra |
| 61 | Chak Bachur | Rural | Bahraura Bujurg |
| 62 | Chak Jamalpur | Rural | Dhirji Khera |
| 63 | Chak Saraiyan | Rural | Chak Saraiyan |
| 64 | Chaktaliya Bhur | Rural | Saraiya |
| 65 | Chamiani | Rural | Chamiani |
| 66 | Chandakhera Digalhai | Rural | Chandakhera Digalhai |
| 67 | Chandi Garhi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 68 | Chandrasena | Rural | Chandrasena |
| 69 | Chaupai | Rural | Chaupai |
| 70 | Chhavinath Khera | Rural | Mohammadpur |
| 71 | Chhipipur | Rural | Sarai Mubarak |
| 72 | Chhiyantikur | Rural | Muktey Mau |
| 73 | Chhulamau | Rural | Chhulamau |
| 74 | Chilauli | Rural | Chilauli |
| 75 | Chilauli | Rural | Chilauli |
| 76 | Daila | Rural | Chhulamau |
| 77 | Darheta | Rural | Darheta |
| 78 | Darheta Achli | Rural | Darheta Achli |
| 79 | Darheta Mahant | Rural | Darheta Achli |
| 80 | Darsawan | Rural | Darsawana |
| 81 | Datauli | Rural | Saharawan |
| 82 | Daun | Rural | Daun |
| 83 | Deomai | Rural | Deomai |
| 84 | Dhannipur | Rural | Dhaurhara |
| 85 | Dharampur | Rural | Trilokpur |
| 86 | Dhaurhara | Rural | Dhaurhara |
| 87 | Dhirji Khera | Rural | Dhirji Khera |
| 88 | Dund Pur | Rural | Dund Pur |
| 89 | Dundiyathar | Rural | Bilaura |
| 90 | Durgapur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 91 | Fatehganj | Rural | Fatehganj |
| 92 | Gaddipur | Rural | Darheta Achli |
| 93 | Gadhi Karmali | Rural | Gosain Khera |
| 94 | Gadorwa | Rural | Bhulemau |
| 95 | Galibpur | Rural | Galibpur |
| 96 | Ganga Khera | Rural | Hardi |
| 97 | Gangadas Pur | Rural | Semri Mau |
| 98 | Gilshah Mau | Rural | Bhat Pura |
| 99 | Godwa | Rural | Bilaura |
| 100 | Gokul Pur | Rural | Argaon Pasi Khera |
| 101 | Gomapur | Rural | Gumapur |
| 102 | Gonamau | Rural | Gunamau |
| 103 | Goshain Khera | Rural | Gosain Khera |
| 104 | Gujauli | Rural | Gunjauli |
| 105 | Gulabbari | Urban | Not applicable |
| 106 | Gulriha | Rural | Gulriha |
| 107 | Gyanpur | Rural | Gyan Pur Barha |
| 108 | Hardi | Rural | Hardi |
| 109 | Hari Khera | Rural | Kataon |
| 110 | Harnam Khera | Rural | Ismilepur |
| 111 | Hilauli | Rural | Hilauli |
| 112 | Himmat Khera | Rural | Nabab |
| 113 | Himmatpur | Rural | Jamur Pur |
| 114 | Ibrahimpur | Rural | Chaitra |
| 115 | Indaura | Rural | Bisara |
| 116 | Islam Nagar | Rural | Newada |
| 117 | Ismail Pur | Rural | Ismilepur |
| 118 | Jabrela | Rural | Jabrela |
| 119 | Jagdish Pur | Rural | Keoni |
| 120 | Jaisingh Khera | Rural | Lotna |
| 121 | Jera | Rural | Jera |
| 122 | Jhakwasa | Rural | Mubarak Pur |
| 123 | Kakauha | Rural | Bachhrauli |
| 124 | Kalu Khera | Rural | Kalu Khera |
| 125 | Kalyanpur | Rural | Tiker Khurd |
| 126 | Kanchanpur | Rural | Kanchanpur |
| 127 | Kantha | Rural | Kantha |
| 128 | Karam Semau | Rural | Pahasa |
| 129 | Karauli | Rural | Talhauri |
| 130 | Kardaha | Rural | Kardaha |
| 131 | Kasba Bhawani Pur | Rural | Kasraur |
| 132 | Kasba Paschim | Rural | Kasraur |
| 133 | Kasba Ramahimmat | Rural | Kasraur |
| 134 | Kashi Pur | Rural | Beekamau |
| 135 | Kasraur | Rural | Kasraur |
| 136 | Kataun | Rural | Kataon |
| 137 | Keona | Rural | Keoni |
| 138 | Keoni | Rural | Keoni |
| 139 | Khajuha | Rural | Chilauli |
| 140 | Khanpur | Rural | Khanpur |
| 141 | Kherwa | Rural | Kherwa |
| 142 | Kilpur | Rural | Chilauli |
| 143 | Kodara | Rural | Kodara |
| 144 | Kudikapur | Rural | Manika Pur |
| 145 | Kudra | Rural | Kudra |
| 146 | Kuri | Rural | Mirzapur |
| 147 | Kushli Khera | Rural | Ismilepur |
| 148 | Lachhi Khera | Rural | Lachhi Khera |
| 149 | Lachhi Pur | Rural | Pahar Pur |
| 150 | Lakhan Pura | Rural | Lachhi Khera |
| 151 | Lala Khera Janki Gairabad | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 152 | Lala Khera Jawahar | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 153 | Lala Khera Laxman Gairabad | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 154 | Lala Khera Nohari Gairabad | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 155 | Lala Khera Vikram Gairabad | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 156 | Langarpur | Rural | Langarpur |
| 157 | Lauwasingan Khera | Rural | Lauwasingan Khera |
| 158 | Lohli | Rural | Chilauli |
| 159 | Lohra Mau | Rural | Lohra Mau |
| 160 | Lotna | Rural | Lotna |
| 161 | Mada Khera | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 162 | Madarpur/ Narainpur | Rural | Madarpur- Narainpur |
| 163 | Maharani Khera | Rural | Maharani Khera |
| 164 | Maidpur | Rural | Maidpur |
| 165 | Majharia | Rural | Majharia |
| 166 | Majhgawan Sadqu | Rural | Majhgawan Sadqu |
| 167 | Majhkuriya | Rural | Majhkuriya |
| 168 | Makdumpur | Rural | Darheta Achli |
| 169 | Maliha Garha | Rural | Maliha Garha |
| 170 | Malla Khera | Rural | Pathak Pur |
| 171 | Mangat Khera | Rural | Mangat Khera |
| 172 | Manika Pur | Rural | Manika Pur |
| 173 | Mardanpur | Rural | Mardanpur |
| 174 | Maurawan | Rural | Maurawan Besan |
| 175 | Mawai | Rural | Mawai |
| 176 | Mawaiya Ramae Khera | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 177 | Mirjapur | Rural | Mirzapur |
| 178 | Mirri Kalan | Rural | Mirri Kalan |
| 179 | Mirri Khurd | Rural | Saraiyan |
| 180 | Mirzapur Sumhari | Rural | Mirzapur Sumhari |
| 181 | Moh Gawan | Rural | Chak Saraiyan |
| 182 | Mohammdpur | Rural | Mohammadpur |
| 183 | Mohiuddinpur | Rural | Mohiuddinpur |
| 184 | Mubarkpur | Rural | Mubarak Pur |
| 185 | Muktey Mau | Rural | Muktey Mau |
| 186 | Muraita | Rural | Muraita Naveen |
| 187 | Musandi | Rural | Musandi |
| 188 | Nari Chak | Rural | Nari Chak |
| 189 | Narsingh Pur | Rural | Saraiyan |
| 190 | Nathi Khera | Rural | Nathi Khera |
| 191 | Navaon | Rural | Nabab |
| 192 | Naya Gaon | Rural | Kodara |
| 193 | Newada | Rural | Newada |
| 194 | Nim Tikar | Rural | Majharia |
| 195 | Nimaicha | Rural | Nimaicha |
| 196 | Oalia | Rural | Balia |
| 197 | Ograpur | Rural | Ograpur |
| 198 | Pachhim Gaon | Rural | Pachhim Gaon |
| 199 | Pahar Pur | Rural | Pahar Pur |
| 200 | Pahasa | Rural | Pahasa |
| 201 | Palhari | Rural | Palhari |
| 202 | Pankunwar Khera | Rural | Pan Kunwar Khera |
| 203 | Para | Rural | Para |
| 204 | Pardamanpur | Rural | Gumapur |
| 205 | Pathak Pur | Rural | Pathak Pur |
| 206 | Patola Dasi | Rural | Patola Dasi |
| 207 | Patti Sukhnandan | Urban | Not applicable |
| 208 | Pinduri | Rural | Pinduri |
| 209 | Pinzra | Rural | Pinzra |
| 210 | Pipri | Rural | Pipari |
| 211 | Rahimanpur Jagdishpur | Rural | Ratwsiya |
| 212 | Raiker | Rural | Mirri Kalan |
| 213 | Raipur | Rural | Turichhabinath |
| 214 | Raipura | Rural | Ratwsiya |
| 215 | Rajwara | Rural | Rajwara |
| 216 | Ramavmrapur | Rural | Rama Agrapur |
| 217 | Rampur | Rural | Rampur |
| 218 | Raqba | Rural | Sumbhari Khurd |
| 219 | Rashidpur | Rural | Maidpur |
| 220 | Rasul Pur | Rural | Maurawan Besan |
| 221 | Ratawar | Rural | Surjapur |
| 222 | Ratwasiya Namdarpur | Rural | Ratwsiya |
| 223 | Rawat Khera | Rural | Rampur |
| 224 | Reola | Rural | Mardanpur |
| 225 | Sagauli | Rural | Sagauli |
| 226 | Sahabad Grant | Rural | Sahabad Grant |
| 227 | Saharawan | Rural | Saharawan |
| 228 | Saidpur | Rural | Abhusha |
| 229 | Samadha | Rural | Samadha |
| 230 | Sandana | Rural | Sandana |
| 231 | Sandoli | Rural | Maliha Garha |
| 232 | Sarai Mubarak | Rural | Sarai Mubarak |
| 233 | Sarai Thakuri | Rural | Pan Kunwar Khera |
| 234 | Saraiya | Rural | Saraiya |
| 235 | Sariya | Rural | Saraiyan |
| 236 | Sarson | Rural | Sarso |
| 237 | Sarwan | Rural | Sarwan |
| 238 | Sarwara | Rural | Baraoli |
| 239 | Semri | Rural | Semri |
| 240 | Semri Mau | Rural | Semri Mau |
| 241 | Servayia | Rural | Siravayia |
| 242 | Shah Pur | Rural | Shahpur |
| 243 | Shankar Chak | Rural | Bhupati Pur |
| 244 | Sheo Garh | Rural | Siravayia |
| 245 | Sikri | Rural | Nimaicha |
| 246 | Sirkale Khan | Rural | Tiker Khurd |
| 247 | Sirsahib Lal | Rural | Dhirji Khera |
| 248 | Soho | Rural | Soho |
| 249 | Subas Khera | Rural | Pachhim Gaon |
| 250 | Suikhera | Rural | Fatehganj |
| 251 | Sumbhari Khurd | Rural | Sumbhari Khurd |
| 252 | Surja Pur | Rural | Surjapur |
| 253 | Talhauri | Rural | Talhauri |
| 254 | Taragarhi | Rural | Taragarhi |
| 255 | Terhwa Babhna | Rural | Baraoli |
| 256 | Tiker Kalan | Rural | Tiker Kalan |
| 257 | Tiker Khurd | Rural | Tiker Khurd |
| 258 | Tikria | Rural | Sarso |
| 259 | Tilokpur | Rural | Trilokpur |
| 260 | Tisendha | Rural | Tisendha |
| 261 | Topra | Rural | Topra |
| 262 | Turi Raja Sahib | Rural | Turichhabinath |
| 263 | Turichhabinath | Rural | Turichhabinath |
| 264 | Tusraur | Rural | Tusraur |
| 265 | Uncha Gaon Killa | Rural | Uncha Gaon Killa |
| 266 | Unchagaon Sani | Rural | Unchagaon Sani |
| 267 | Utraura | Rural | Atraura |
| 268 | Vade Khera | Rural | Bhadnag |
| 269 | Zambur Pur | Rural | Jamur Pur |
| 270 | Zorawar Ganj | Rural | Joravar Ganj |
Population of Purwa Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Purwa Tehsil has a total population of 4,59,539 people, consisting of 2,39,181 males and 2,20,358 females. There are 87,629 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 579 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 4,59,539 | 4,19,588 | 39,951 |
| Male Population | 2,39,181 | 2,18,441 | 20,740 |
| Female Population | 2,20,358 | 2,01,147 | 19,211 |
| Total Households | 87,629 | 81,102 | 6,527 |
| Population Density | 579 / km² | 534 / km² | 5,162 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,58,143 literate people and 64,348 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,50,221 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 309 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 64,348 | 59,205 | 5,143 |
| Literate Population | 2,58,143 | 2,33,513 | 24,630 |
| Illiterate Population | 2,01,396 | 1,86,075 | 15,321 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 1,50,221 | 1,44,425 | 5,796 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 309 | 143 | 166 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.