Bighrai

27°12′38″N 78°52′01″E / 27.21048°N 78.86685°E / 27.21048; 78.86685CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriArea • Total3.236 km² (1.249 sq mi)Population • Total2,198 • Density680/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Bighrai (Bighraī), also spelled Bighrayi, is a village in Ghiror block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 2,198, in 352 households.

Demographics

As of 2011, Bighrai had a population of 2,198, in 352 households.^[1]: 81 This population was 52.2% male (1,148) and 47.8% female (1,050). The 0-6 age group numbered 384 (207 male and 177 female), or 17.5% of the total population. 723 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 32.9% of the total.^{[2]: 70–1}

The 1981 census recorded Bighrai as having a population of 977 people, in 170 households.^{[3]: 132–3}

The 1961 census recorded Bighrai as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 607 people (325 male and 282 female), in 113 households and 94 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 807 acres.^[4]: lxxii

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Bighrai had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 81–5}

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