Shahpur, Lalganj Explained

Shahpur
Other Name:Shāhpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1694°N 80.9237°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 Km2:1.418
Population Total:689
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

Shahpur is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 8 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 689 people, in 126 households.[2] It has 1 primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it hosts both a permanent market and a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Behta Kalan.

The 1951 census recorded Shahpur as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 260 people (149 male and 111 female), in 58 households and 44 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 340 acres.[3] 45 residents were literate, 41 male and 5 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Shahpur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 324 people (168 male and 156 female), in 65 households and 54 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 340 acres and it had a medical practitioner at that point.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Shahpur as having a population of 449 people, in 83 households, and having an area of 141.64 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Shahpur as having a total population of 482 people (258 male and 224 female), in 62 households and 62 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 142 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 73, or 15% of the total; this group was 58% male (42) and 42% female (31).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 11% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 39% (130 men and 59 women).[6] 183 people were classified as main workers (155 men and 28 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 299 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 111 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 56 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 10 household industry workers; 4 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 4 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 28 in other services.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search . geonames.nga.mil . 21 June 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) . 288–306 . Census 2011 India. 21 October 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 118–9 . 21 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxxvi-lxxvii of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 21 October 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 152–3 . 21 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, 186–7 . 21 October 2021.