Deogaon, Khiron Explained

Deogaon
Other Name:Deogāon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.2554°N 80.9033°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 Km2:1.436
Population Total:1233
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

Deogaon is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2]

Location

Deogaon is located 12 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.

Demographics

As of 2011, Deogaon has a population of 1,233 people, in 212 households.[2] It has 1 primary school and a primary health centre and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It serves as the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 12 other villages.

The 1951 census recorded Deogaon as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 473 people (239 male and 234 female), in 104 households and 91 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 1,036 acres.[3] 78 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Deogaon as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 538 people (279 male and 259 female), in 100 households and 96 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 355 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Deogaon as having a population of 795 people, in 135 households, and having an area of 143.66 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Deogaon (as "Deo Gaon") as having a total population of 958 people (494 male and 464 female), in 166 households and 166 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 144 hectares.[6]

Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 182, or 19% of the total; this group was 55% male (101) and 45% female (81).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 27% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (220 men and 45 women).[6] 210 people were classified as main workers (206 men and 4 women), while 103 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 645 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 104 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 25 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; 16 household industry workers; 6 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 25 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 34 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) . 244–61 . Census 2011 India. 10 August 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 108–9 . 22 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxvi-lxvii of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 10 August 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 130–1 . 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, 152–3 . 22 October 2021.