Ketanpur Explained

Ketanpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.2631°N 80.8911°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 Km2:0.502
Population Total:345
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

Ketanpur is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 14 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 345 people, in 66 households.[2] It has 1 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 Deogaon.

The 1961 census recorded Ketanpur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 174 people (94 male and 80 female), in 28 households and 25 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 129 acres.[3]

The 1981 census recorded Ketanpur as having a population of 285 people, in 49 households, and having an area of 52.20 hectares.[4] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[4]

The 1991 census recorded Ketanpur as having a total population of 278 people (136 male and 142 female), in 47 households and 40 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was listed as 53 hectares.[5] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 50, or 18% of the total; this group was 48% male (24) and 52% female (26).[5] Members of scheduled castes made up 15% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[5] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (71 men and 8 women).[5] 116 people were classified as main workers (66 men and 50 women), while 1 person was classified as a marginal worker (a woman); the remaining 161 residents were non-workers.[5] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 103 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 2 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; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 7 in other services.[5]

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 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxvi-lxvii of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 10 August 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 130–1 . 10 August 2021.
  5. 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.