Sheikhpur Samodha Explained

Sheikhpur Samodha
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.4626°N 81.0622°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country India
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Raebareli
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:13.151
Population Total:6931
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

Sheikhpur Samodha is a village in Bachhrawan block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] Historically one of the main villages in the pargana of Bachhrawan,[3] Sheikhpur Samodha hosts no market and is connected to minor district roads.[2] It is located 4 km from Bachhrawan, the block headquarters.[4] As of 2011, Sheikhpur Samodha's population is 6,931, in 1,376 households.[2]

The 1961 census recorded Sheikhpur Samodha (as "Seikhpur Samodha") as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 2,815 people (1,471 male and 1,344 female), in 565 households and 520 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 3,179 acres.[5] It had a post office then, as well as 2 grain mills and 2 tanneries.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Sheikhpur Samodha as having a population of 4,170 people, in 783 households, and having an area of 1,301.88 hectares.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search . geonames.nga.mil . 22 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) . 74–90 . Census 2011 India. 26 July 2021.
  3. Book: Nevill . H.R. . Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh . 1905 . Government Press . Allahabad . 155 . 26 July 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 32–3 . 26 July 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . x-xi of section "Maharajganj Tahsil", cxxii, cxxv-cxxvi . 26 July 2021.