Rasigaon Explained

Rasigaon
Other Name:Rāsigāon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1005°N 80.8691°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 Km2:2.396
Population Total:1727
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

Rasigaon is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,727 people, in 340 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Malkegaon.

The 1951 census recorded Rasigaon as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 693 people (320 male and 373 female), in 124 households and 97 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 601 acres.[3] 45 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Rasigaon as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 801 people (369 male and 432 female), in 149 households and 124 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 601 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Rasigaon as having a population of 1,007 people, in 171 households, and having an area of 239.59 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Rasigaon (as "Rasi Gaon") as having a total population of 1,203 people (580 male and 623 female), in 220 households and 220 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 240 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 213, or 18% of the total; this group was 48% male (102) and 52% female (111).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 48% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 37% (298 men and 143 women).[6] 279 people were classified as main workers (267 men and 12 women), while 160 people were classified as marginal workers (1 man and 159 women); the remaining 764 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 166 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 81 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; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 28 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 . 116–7 . 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.