Lakhapur, Raebareli Explained

Lakhapur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1942°N 81.497°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 Km2:2.324
Population Total:2490
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

Lakhapur is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 32 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, Lakhapur has a population of 2,490 people, in 426 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Chhatoh.

The 1951 census recorded Lakhapur as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 748 people (405 male and 343 female), in 169 households and 156 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 794 acres.[3] 26 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Lakhapur as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 920 people (469 male and 451 female), in 163 households and 163 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 615 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Lakhapur as having a population of 1,233 people, in 327 households, and having an area of 248.88 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Lakhapur as having a total population of 1,480 people (723 male and 757 female), in 306 households and 295 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 232 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 290, or 19.6% of the total; this group was 44% male (128) and 56% female (162).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 45.7% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 16% (200 men and 37 women).[6] 490 people were classified as main workers (396 men and 99 women), while 262 people were classified as marginal workers (18 men and 244 women); the remaining 725 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 275 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 179 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 2 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 2 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 10 employed in trade and commerce; 3 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 22 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) . 410–26 . Census 2011 India. 11 October 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 164–5 . 11 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil" . 11 October 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 204–5 . 11 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, 254–5 . 11 October 2021.