Pure Bansi
Pure Bansi is a large village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 21 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 667 people, in 123 households. It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities. It hosts a permanent market but not a weekly haat. Pure Bansi belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Mau.
The 1951 census recorded Pure Bansi as comprising 2 hamlets, with a population of 224 people, in 45 households and 44 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 179 acres. 1 resident was literate, a male. The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.
The 1961 census recorded Pure Bansi as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 258 people, in 50 households and 50 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 179 acres.
The 1981 census recorded Pure Bansi as having a population of 363 people, in 109 households. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.
The 1991 census recorded Pure Bansi as having a total population of 448 people, in 87 households and 87 physical houses. The area of the village was listed as 69 hectares. Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 97, or 22% of the total; this group was 57% male and 43% female. Members of scheduled castes made up 57% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. The literacy rate of the village was 11%. 130 people were classified as main workers, while 46 people were classified as marginal workers ; the remaining 272 residents were non-workers. The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 112 cultivators ; 15 agricultural labourers ; 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; 2 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 0 in other services.