Raya, Uttar Pradesh Explained

Raya
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.5667°N 124°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mathura
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:175
Population Total:21344
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi[1]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional
Demographics1 Info2:Urdu
Demographics1 Title3:Additional
Demographics1 Info3:Braj Bhasha[2]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:281204
Registration Plate:UP 85
Website:www.nagarpanchayatraya.in

Raya is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded by Rai Sen, a Godar Jat. Raya formed a quarter of Tappa Raya, a chiefship in the pargana of Mahawan during the Mughal time. The descendants of Rai Sen remained in control of Tappa Raya till the revolt of 1857 during which their chief Raja Devi Singh Godar was hanged by the Britishers.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Geography

Raya is located at .[8] It has an average elevation of 175 m (574 ft).

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian Census, Raya Nagar panchayat had a total population of 21,344, of which 11,202 were males and 10,142 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,990. The total number of literates in Raya was 13,551, which constituted 63.5% of the population with male literacy of 69.5% and female literacy of 56.8%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Raya was 73.8%, of which male literacy rate was 80.9% and female literacy rate was 66.0%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,624. Raya had 3325 households in 2011.[9]

As of the 2001 Census of India, Raya had a population of 17,990. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raya has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 47%. In Raya, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India. nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 26 December 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Braj Bhasha . Ethnologue . 26 October 2020 . en.
  3. Book: Whiteway, R. S. . Report on the Settlement of the Muttra District, North-Western Provinces . 1879 . North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press . en.
  4. Book: Guha . Ranajit . Selected Subaltern Studies . Spivak . Gayatri Chakravorty . 1988 . OUP USA . 978-0-19-505289-3 . en.
  5. Book: Chauhan, Brij Raj . Rural Life: Grass Roots Perspectives . 2009 . Concept Publishing Company . 978-81-8069-614-5 . en.
  6. Book: James, Lawrence . Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India . 2010-12-02 . Little, Brown Book Group . 978-0-7481-2533-3 . en.
  7. Book: Bose . Sugata . Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy . Jalal . Ayesha . 2017-09-07 . Routledge . 978-1-351-60305-8 . en.
  8. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Raya.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raya
  9. Web site: Census of India: Raya . www.censusindia.gov.in . 17 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.