Lakhangaon, Raebareli Explained

Lakhangaon
Other Name:Lakhangāon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1073°N 80.8757°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 Km2:1.383
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

Lakhangaon is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,233 people, in 210 households.[2] It has no healthcare facilities and hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Malkegaon.

The 1951 census recorded Lakhangaon (as "Lakhan Gaon") as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 490 people (230 male and 260 female), in 88 households and 71 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 323 acres.[3] 63 residents were literate, 53 male and 10 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Lakhangaon as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 486 people (219 male and 267 female), in 94 households and 74 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 323 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Lakhangaon as having a population of 687 people, in 126 households, and having an area of 138.41 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Lakhangaon (as "Lakhan Gaon") as having a total population of 658 people (341 male and 317 female), in 155 households and 155 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 139 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 94, or 14% of the total; this group was 53% male (50) and 47% female (44).[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 19% (103 men and 23 women).[6] 173 people were classified as main workers (171 men and 2 women), while 64 people were classified as marginal workers (2 men and 62 women); the remaining 421 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 112 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 39 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; 6 household industry workers; 1 worker employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 3 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 12 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 . 112–3 . 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, 178–9 . 23 October 2021.