Rajamau, Bachhrawan Explained

Rajamau
Other Name:Rājāmau, Raja Mau
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.4364°N 81.0395°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country India
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Raebareli
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:7.556
Population Total:5044
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

Rajamau is a village in Bachhrawan block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, its population is 5,044, in 927 households, and it has 5 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It is located 10 km[3] southwest of Bachhrawan, the block headquarters, and the main staple foods are wheat and rice.[3] Rajamau hosts a Kalreshwar Mahadeo mela on Magha Sudi 5 dedicated to the worship of Shiva; vendors bring sweets, toys, and everyday items to sell at the fair.[4]

History

At the turn of the 20th century, Rajamau served as the headquarters of the Bais taluqdars of Udrehra.[5] The village had a bazar, an aided school, and "a fine temple, built by the taluqdar".[5] The dangol, or wrestling fair, was noted as being held here during the full moon in Sawan, and it had an attendance of some 2,000 people at the time.[5] The population of Rajamau as of the 1901 census was 1,767.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Rajamau as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 2,055 people (1,053 male and 1,002 female), in 453 households and 429 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 1,627 acres.[4] It had a medical practitioner then.[4] Average attendance of the Kalreshwar Mahadeo mela was listed as about 500 people at the time.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Rajamau as having a population of 3,115 people, in 638 households, and having an area of 669.76 hectares.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search . geonames.nga.mil . 13 August 2023 . 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) . 74–90 . Census 2011 India. 25 July 2021.
  3. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 32–3 . 25 July 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . 166–7, x-xi of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". 25 July 2021.
  5. Book: Nevill . H.R. . Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh . 1905 . Government Press . Allahabad . 211–2 . 26 July 2021.