Jhampur Explained

Jhampur should not be confused with Jampur.

Jhampur
Other Name:Jhāmpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1291°N 80.8462°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 Km2:1.977
Population Total:1126
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

Jhampur is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 15 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,126 people, in 210 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Sareni.

The 1951 census recorded Jhampur as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 462 people (227 male and 235 female), in 81 households and 71 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 471 acres.[3] 65 residents were literate, 62 male and 3 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Jhampur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 477 people (226 male and 251 female), in 93 households and 85 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 771 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Jhampur as having a population of 725 people, in 110 households, and having an area of 195.16 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and barley.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Jhampur as having a total population of 774 people (370 male and 404 female), in 126 households and 126 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 192 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 115, or 15% of the total; this group was 50% male (57) and 50% female (58).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 23% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 40% (208 men and 104 women).[6] 210 people were classified as main workers (177 men and 33 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 564 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 131 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 4 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; 31 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 4 construction workers; 5 employed in trade and commerce; 6 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 29 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) . 262–87 . Census 2011 India. 23 October 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 110–1 . 23 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxxiv-lxxv of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 23 October 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 146–7 . 23 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, 176–7 . 23 October 2021.