Sikandarpur, Jagatpur, Raebareli Explained

Sikandarpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.0236°N 81.2427°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 Km2:0.602
Population Total:494
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

Sikandarpur is a village in Jagatpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 494 people, in 86 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]

The 1961 census recorded Sikandarpur as comprising one hamlet, with a population of 135 people (67 male and 68 female), in 32 households.[3] The area of the village was given as 153 acres.[3]

The 1981 census recorded Sikandarpur as having a population of 211 people, in 41 households, and having an area of .[4] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[4]

Rai Sikander, a gautam rajput who came form province of Oudh during the imperial rule of Mohmmad Ibrahim, defeated bhars, subduing them, founded this village and named it Sikandarpur.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search . geonames.nga.mil . 25 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) . 348–64 . Census 2011 India. 21 August 2021.
  3. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxxxviii-lxxxix of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 21 August 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 178–9 . 21 August 2021.
  5. Book: Ali, Darogah Haji Abbas . An illustrated historical album of the Rajas and Taaluqdars of Oudh . 1880 . Allahabad : North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press . Getty Research Institute.