Chhatoh Explained

Chhatoh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1634°N 81.5185°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country India
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Raebareli
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.067
Population Total:3999
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
Postal Code:229307
Registration Plate:UP-35

Chhatoh is a village and corresponding community development block in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 43 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, Chhatoh has a population of 3,999 people, in 749 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and one veterinary hospital but no healthcare facilities for humans.[2] In addition to being the block headquarters, Chhatoh is also the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that includes 8 other villages.

The 1951 census recorded Chhatoh as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 1,386 people (682 male and 704 female), in 343 households and 341 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 1,569 acres.[3] 28 residents were literate, 26 male and 2 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Mustafabad.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Chhatoh as comprising 14 hamlets, with a total population of 1,569 people (770 male and 799 female), in 396 households and 359 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 1,569 acres and it had access to electricity at that point.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Chhatoh as having a population of 2,060 people, in 581 households, and having an area of 613.51 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Chhatoh as having a total population of 2,527 people (1,250 male and 1,277 female), in 556 households and 556 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 613 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 518, or 20.5% of the total; this group was 50% male (257) and 50% female (261).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 40.4% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (415 men and 63 women).[6] 765 people were classified as main workers (662 men and 103 women), while 277 people were classified as marginal workers (3 men and 274 women); the remaining 1,485 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 574 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 149 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; 2 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 3 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 35 in other services.[6]

Villages

Chhatoh CD block has the following 58 villages:[2]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
187.4 1,363
260.4 1,580
937.9 13,648
184 1,392
184 0
736.7 5,184
70 502
177.1 1,642
414.4 3,248
254.2 1,776
342.8 2,224
512.5 4,918
515.6 3,297
454.8 3,000
338.1 2,004
172.1 1,080
170.2 1,682
161.6 1,010
555.8 3,412
463.5 1,536
182.3 670
288.2 1,339
593.6 4,145
529.4 4,506
426.1 3,678
171.5 957
192.5 1,607
252.5 1,318
232.4 2,490
139.6 1,182
284.7 1,643
151.5 1,618
128.2 902
567 1,615
Chhatoh (block headquarters) 606.7 3,999
211.6 1,728
342.7 2,060
477.6 599
226.4 1,045
103.7 648
89.3 586
132.5 886
175.2 792
739.6 3,291
42.9 369
171.6 863
711.7 2,781
83.2 665
214.2 1,585
36.8 695
287.1 1,391
61.5 1,006
34.4 493
43.6 1,077
29.6 647
523.2 3,578
115.2 590
63.7 461

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Search WebApp . 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. 29 August 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 160–1 . 11 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil" . 29 August 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 206–7 . 29 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, 254–5 . 11 October 2021.