Purwa
Sign in to savePurwa is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 32 km southeast of Unnao, the district headquarters. Roads connect it with several major cities including Unnao, Lucknow, Kanpur, and Rae Bareli. As of 2011, its population is 24,467 people, in 4,128 households.
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Place details
- Locality
- Purwa
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 22,220
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Purwa
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Hindi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Nagar panchayat
- Settlement.image_map
- Purwa block map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Purwa CD block
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Unnao district
- Area
- +3.74
- Elevation
- +129
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
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- History
- Geography
- Unnamed soldiers in First World War
- Demographics
- Economy
- Flora and fauna
- Connectivity with other cities
- Religion
- Villages
- References
Purwa is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 32 km southeast of Unnao, the district headquarters. Roads connect it with several major cities including Unnao, Lucknow, Kanpur, and Rae Bareli. As of 2011, its population is 24,467 people, in 4,128 households.
Purwa is the headquarters of a community development block, which was first inaugurated on 1 April 1959 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level. Most of the block lies within the tehsil of Purwa, but parts are in the tehsil of Bighapur instead. As of 2011, the block comprises 112 rural villages (including Asoha itself), with a total population of 125,619 people in 25,020 households.