| Pirhi | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.1281°N 81.444°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.302 |
| Population Total: | 794 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Pirhi is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 21 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 794 people, in 141 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Khetaudhan.
The 1951 census recorded Pirhi as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 356 people (173 male and 183 female), in 73 households and 66 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 322 acres.[3] 19residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Pirhi as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 348 people (172 male and 176 female), in 97 households and 97 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 322 acres and it had a post office at that point.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Pirhi as having a population of 302 people, in 103 households.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]
The 1991 census recorded Pirhi as having a total population of 496 people (249 male and 247 female), in 101 households and 101 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 131 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 88, or 18% of the total; this group was 55% male (48) and 45% female (40).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 29% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 23% (89 men and 23 women).[6] 148 people were classified as main workers (132 men and 16 women), while 60 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 288 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 105 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 29 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 8 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 1 household industry worker; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 4 in other services.[6]