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Persa

पेरसा
Itwa mandal
Pincode 272192
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Persa observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MOHAMMAD AHAMED
Contact: 97****3679
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LGD code
177920
Pincode
272192
Post office
Itwa
Population
1,279
Households
157
Literacy rate
34.7%
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000♂
Workers
246
Census 2011 · in context

How Persa compares

By population, Persa ranks #108 of 459 villages in Itwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
34.7%
−7.4% vs mandal average
Persa34.7%
Itwa mandal42.1%
Siddharthnagar district48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
−52 vs mandal average
Persa962
Itwa mandal1,014
Household size
people per home
8.1
+1.3 vs mandal average
Persa8.1
Itwa mandal6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Persa at a glance

Persa is a village of 1,279 people in 157 households (Census 2011) in Itwa tehsil, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, the 108th-largest of 459 villages in Itwa tehsil. Literacy is 35%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 42% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 272192, served by Itwa post office; the LGD village code is 177920. The sarpanch is MOHAMMAD AHAMED, and the village votes in Katra Bazar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bawan Singh. The population is estimated at 1,508 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Persa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SIDDHARTHNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
22
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
PARSA
Total area (ha)
75.2
Irrigated area (ha)
66.12
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Persa

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Persa

LGD code
177920
Pincode
272192
Post office
Itwa
Population (Census 2011)
1,279
Population (projected 2026)
1,508
Households
157
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
962
Literacy rate
34.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kaiserganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katra Bazar
Member of Parliament
Karan Bhushan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bawan Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MOHAMMAD AHAMED
Block / Mandal
Itwa
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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