Chak Nizam Explained

Chak Nizam
Other Name:Chak Nizām
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1318°N 81.2656°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 Km2:1.849
Population Total:806
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

Chak Nizam is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 8 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, its population was 806 people, in 137 households.[2] It has one primary school, no medical facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhaon.

The 1951 census recorded Chak Nizam as comprising 3 hamlets, with a population of 176 people (94 male and 82 female), in 36 households and 33 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was 495 acres.[3] 3 residents were literate, 2 male and 1 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rae Bareli South and the thana of Jagatpur.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Chak Nizam as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 208 people (102 male and 106 female), in 45 households and 45 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 495 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Chak Nizam as having a population of 362 people, in 63 households, and having an area of 184.95 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Chak Nizam as having a total population of 474 people (240 male and 234 female), in 76 households and 76 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 185 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 118, or 25% of the total; this group was 48% male (57) and 52% female (61).[6] Members of scheduled castes numbered 205, or 43% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (88 men and 2 women).[6] 185 people were classified as main workers (125 men and 60 women), while 32 people were classified as marginal workers (2 men and 30 women); the remaining 257 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 135 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 30 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 5 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames Search. Do a radial search using these coordinates here .
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 219–43 . Census 2011 India. 10 August 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 140–1 . 3 November 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . xlviii-xlix of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil" . 10 August 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 98–9 . 10 August 2021.
  6. Book: Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli . 1992 . xxiv-xxviii, 134–5 . 21 October 2021.