Kol, Raebareli Explained

Kol
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1066°N 81.3984°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 Km2:0.65
Population Total:216
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

Kol is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 23 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 216 people, in 44 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 Kol as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 86 people (47 male and 39 female), in 21 households and 16 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 313 acres.[3] 3 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 Kol as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 98 people (54 male and 44 female), in 22 households and 21 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 313 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Kol as having a population of 146 people, in 31 households, and having an area of 128.29 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and barley.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Kol as having a total population of 189 people (88 male and 101 female), in 39 households and 39 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 128 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 42, or 22% of the total; this group was 50% male (21) and 50% female (21).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 11% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 32% (39 men and 21 women).[6] 48 people were classified as main workers (47 men and 1 woman), while 39 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 102 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 45 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 1 agricultural labourer (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker 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 1 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) . 393–409 . Census 2011 India. 15 October 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 164–5 . 15 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil" . 15 October 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 212–3 . 15 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, 240–1 . 15 October 2021.