Sakat Bewar Explained

Sakat Bewar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.2236°N 79.3229°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mainpuri
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Bhongaon
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.205
Population Total:3736
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN

Sakat Bewar is a village in Bewar block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,736, in 636 households.

Geography

Sakat Bewar is located close to the Kali Nadi stream, which forms the district boundary between Mainpuri and Etah districts. The road to Farrukhabad crosses the Kali Nadi on a bridge near Sakat Bewar. A drain from the Bewar branch canal also empties into the river near Sakat Bewar. The bridge was destroyed by flooding in 1885, but later rebuilt.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011, Sakat Bewar had a population of 3,736, in 636 households. This population was 53.9 male (2,015) and 46.1% female (1,721). The 0-6 age group numbered 548 (288 male and 260 female), or 14.7% of the total population. 733 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 19.6% of the total.[2]

The 1981 census recorded Sakat Bewar as having a population of 2,090 people, in 317 households.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Sakat Bewar as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 1,362 people (735 male and 627 female), in 246 households and 132 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,295 acres.[4]

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Sakat Bewar had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[5]

References

See main article: puri district.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Neave. E. R. . Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh . 1910 . Government Press . Allahabad . 19 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) . Census of India . 19 June 2023.
  3. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri . 1982 . 25 July 2023.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) . 1965 . Lucknow . 25 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . Census of India . 19 June 2023.