Chaturpur Explained

Chaturpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1817°N 81.508°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 Km2:1.515
Population Total:1618
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

Chaturpur is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 36 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, Chaturpur has a population of 1,618 people, in 337 households.[2] It has one primary school. The village hosts no healthcare facilities, permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Chhatoh.

The 1951 census recorded Chaturpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a population of 528 people (284 male and 244 female), in 137 households and 131 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 384 acres.[3] 7 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Chaturpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 624 people (278 male and 346 female), in 156 households and 154 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 384 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Chaturpur as having a population of 896 people, in 244 households, and having an area of 155.40 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Chaturpur as having a total population of 1,127 people (604 male and 523 female), in 234 households and 233 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 152 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 181, or 16.1% of the total; this group was 49% male (89) and 51% female (92).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 25.0% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (286 men and 28 women).[6] 346 people were classified as main workers (340 men and 6 women), while 90 people were classified as marginal workers (3 men and 87 women); the remaining 691 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 239 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 99 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 8 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) . 410–26 . Census 2011 India. 11 October 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 164–5 . 11 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil" . 11 October 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 206–7 . 11 October 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, 254–5 . 11 October 2021.