Narsinghpur, Raebareli Explained

Narsinghpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1882°N 80.919°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 Km2:0.936
Population Total:655
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

Narsinghpur is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 5 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 655 people, in 108 households.[2] It has 1 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 Mubarakpur.

The 1951 census recorded Narsinghpur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 291 people (139 male and 152 female), in 49 households and 47 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 236 acres.[3] 20 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Sareni.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Narsinghpur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 316 people (143 male and 173 female), in 68 households and 55 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 236 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Narsinghpur as having a population of 484 people, in 78 households, and having an area of 95.51 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Narsinghpur as having a total population of 484 people (217 male and 267 female), in 83 households and 83 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 94 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 103, or 21% of the total; this group was 48% male (49) and 52% female (54).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 39% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 31% (91 men and 59 women).[6] 135 people were classified as main workers (106 men and 29 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 349 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 59 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 58 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; 1 household industry worker; 7 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 2 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 6 in other services.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search . geonames.nga.mil . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412035207/https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ . April 12, 2014 . en.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 288–306 . Census 2011 India. 19 October 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 114–5 . 20 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxvi-lxvii of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 20 October 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 132–3 . 20 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, 188–9 . 20 October 2021.