Sarwan | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 26.5196°N 80.8777°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country India |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Unnao |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 7.955 |
Population Total: | 3824 |
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 |
Sarwan is a village in Asoha block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It hosts a Deviji mela on Chaitra Badi 8-9 dedicated to the worship of the goddess Devi.[3] Vendors bring agricultural implements, furniture, sweets, toys, and miscellaneous everyday items to sell at the fair.[3] On Chait Krishna 7-8, Sarwan also hosts a market for the Durgaji Ka Mela, where mostly cloths and sweets are sold.[3] Sarwan is located on a major district road and has one primary school and one medical practitioner.[2] As of 2011, its population is 3,824, in 806 households.[2]
The 1961 census recorded Sarwan as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 1,868 (947 male and 921 female), in 339 households and 326 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 2,130 acres.[3] Average attendance of the Deviji fair was recorded as being about 500 people; attendance at the Durgaji Ka Mela market averaged around 1,000.[3] The village then had 4 small food processing (miscellaneous) establishments and 1 small manufacturer of textiles.[3]