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Sirsa, Raebareli

village in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ108113186 ↗
Source-derived summary

Sirsa is a village in Harchandpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, its population is 829, in 159 households. It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.

The 1961 census recorded Sirsa (as "Sersa") as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 279 people (157 male and 122 female), in 70 households and 69 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 412 acres.

The 1981 census recorded Sirsa as having a population of 565 people, in 106 households, and having an area of 174.83 hectares.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Sirsa, Raebareli” as village in Uttar Pradesh, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sirsa, Raebareli and village.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2011, 1961, 1981—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Sirsa, Raebareli and village providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Sirsa, Raebareli”, the useful work is to connect “village in Uttar Pradesh, India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q108113186. Authority coordinates are 26.294, 81.096. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1961 and 1981.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Sirsa, Raebareli”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Sirsa, Raebareli primary sources, Sirsa, Raebareli archive and Sirsa research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Sirsa, Raebareli”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Sirsa, Raebareli” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.