Tikran Explained

Tikran
Other Name:Tikrān
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.2204°N 81.009°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 Km2:1.235
Population Total:1011
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

Tikran is a village in Dalmau block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 8 km from Lalganj, the nearest large town. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,011 people, in 181 households.[2] It has one primary school. The village lacks healthcare facilities, weekly haat or permanent market. It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Madhukarpur.

The 1951 census recorded Tikran as comprising 3 hamlets, with a population of 317 people (164 male and 153 female), in 67 households and 61 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 299 acres.[3] 11 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Dalmau and the thana of Dalmau.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Tikran (as "Tikaran") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 371 people (191 male and 180 female), in 14 households and 64 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 299 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Tikran (as "Tikaran") as having a population of 507 people, in 103 households, and having an area of 121.41 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Tikran as having a total population of 558 people (285 male and 273 female), in 105 households and 104 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 121 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 137, or 25% of the total; this group was 62% male (85) and 38% female (52).[6] Members of scheduled castes numbered 355, or 64% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 30% (130 men and 39 women).[6] 245 people were classified as main workers (133 men and 112 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 313 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 205 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 2 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; 0 household industry workers; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 8 construction workers; 13 employed in trade and commerce; 2 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 6 in other services.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames Search. Do a radial search using these coordinates here .
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 306–30 . Census 2011 India. 18 August 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 120–1 . 3 November 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxxx-lxxxi of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 18 August 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 158–9 . 18 August 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, 200–1 . 21 October 2021.