Asura is a village in Gauriganj block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 803 people, in 140 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Semuai.[3]

Asura
Village
Map showing Asura (#249) in Gauriganj CD block
Asura Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.18895°N 81.617157°E / 26.18895; 81.617157[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Faizabad division
District	Amethi
Area [2]
• Total	1.231 km2 (0.475 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	803
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

The 1951 census recorded Asura as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 323 people (161 male and 162 female), in 63 households and 61 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 297 acres.[4] 5 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Gauriganj .[4]

The 1961 census recorded Asura as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 374 people (175 male and 199 female), in 79 households and 77 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 298 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Asura as having a population of 457 people, in 91 households, and having an area of 113.32 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]

The 1991 census recorded Asura as having a total population of 545 people (260 male and 285 female), in 100 households and 100 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 116.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 97, or 18% of the total; this group was 53% male (51) and 47% female (46).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 62, or 11% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 45% (148 men and 54 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 155 people were classified as main workers (all men), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 390 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 103 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 48 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; 0 household industry workers; 1 worker employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.[3]

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