Kiya is a large village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 33 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 846 people, in 141 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Mau.[4]

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Village
Map showing Kiya (#310) in Dih CD block
Kiya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.193108°N 81.482923°E / 26.193108; 81.482923[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	0.928 km2 (0.358 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	846
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Kiya as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 302 people (164 male and 138 female), in 67 households and 67 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 224 acres.[5] 3 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Kiya as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 377 people (191 male and 186 female), in 99 households and 82 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 224 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Kiya as having a population of 470 people, in 157 households, and having an area of 90.65 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Kiya as having a total population of 550 people (301 male and 249 female), in 115 households and 115 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 107 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 103, or 19% of the total; this group was 55% male (57) and 45% female (46).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 51% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 20% (88 men and 20 women).[4] 168 people were classified as main workers (all men), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 382 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 119 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 49 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; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 0 in other services.[4]

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