Sirsi is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 25 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,395 people, in 261 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it hosts both a permanent market and a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Birnawan.[4]

Sirsi
Village
Map showing Sirsa (#328) in Dih CD block
Sirsi Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.142999°N 81.438224°E / 26.142999; 81.438224[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	2.622 km2 (1.012 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,395
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Sirsi as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 462 people (241 male and 221 female), in 108 households and 96 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 684 acres.[5] 7 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 Sirsi as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 455 people (229 male and 226 female), in 102 households and 102 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 684 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Sirsi as having a population of 759 people, in 171 households, and having an area of 276.81 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Sirsi as having a total population of 711 people (378 male and 333 female), in 142 households and 142 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 263 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 152, or 21% of the total; this group was 59% male (89) and 41% female (63).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 55% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 25% (146 men and 31women).[4] 245 people were classified as main workers (184 men and 61 women), while 40 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 426 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 142 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 87 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; 3 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 10 in other services.[4]

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