Goera | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 26.1037°N 81.4102°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: | 1.57 |
Population Total: | 619 |
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 |
Goera is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 21 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 619 people, in 142 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Dih.
The 1951 census recorded Goera (as "Goira") as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 267 people (134 male and 133 female), in 58 households and 53 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 401 acres.[3] 13 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Goera (as "Goira") as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 289 people (141 male and 148 female), in 61 households and 60 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 401 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Goera as having a population of 324 people, in 96 households, and having an area of 157.83 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and barley.[5]
The 1991 census recorded Goera as having a total population of 505 people (250 male and 255 female), in 104 households and 104 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 158 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 116, or 23% of the total; this group was 51% male (49) and 55% female (57).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 42% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 18% (71 men and 18 women).[6] 141 people were classified as main workers (135 men and 6 women), while 37 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 304 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 114 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 22 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 5 in other services.[6]