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Bhojpur, Raebareli

Coordinates: 26°08′29″N 80°45′14″E / 26.141422°N 80.753806°E / 26.141422; 80.753806
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Bhojpur
Village
Map showing Bhojpur (#670) in Sareni CD block
Map showing Bhojpur (#670) in Sareni CD block
Bhojpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bhojpur
Bhojpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°08′29″N 80°45′14″E / 26.141422°N 80.753806°E / 26.141422; 80.753806[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total
4.749 km2 (1.834 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
7,173
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Bhojpur is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 18 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 7,173 people, in 1,215 households.[2] It has 2 primary schools and one primary health centre. The village does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] Bhojpur is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat, which also includes 16 other villages.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Bhojpur as comprising 5 hamlets, with a population of 2,394 people (1,202 male and 1,192 female), in 497 households and 407 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,261 acres.[5] 57 residents were literate, 38 male and 19 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Bhojpur as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 2,786 people (1,356 male and 1,430 female), in 519 households and 445 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,261 acres and it had a post office at that point.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Bhojpur as having a population of 4,081 people, in 700 households, and having an area of 510.32 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Bhojpur as having a total population of 5,370 people (2,739 male and 2,631 female), in 868 households and 868 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 475 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 1,059, or 20% of the total; this group was 53% male (558) and 47% female (501).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 23% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 40% (1,353 men and 796 women).[4] 1,323 people were classified as main workers (1,244 men and 79 women), while 50 people were classified as marginal workers (7 men and 43 women); the remaining 3,997 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 381 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 410 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 5 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 29 household industry workers; 54 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 4 construction workers; 212 employed in trade and commerce; 6 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 222 in other services.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 262–87. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 136–7. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 164–5. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 106–7. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. lxx-lxxi of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)