Tikwamau Explained

Tikwamau
Other Name:Tikwāmau, Tikwa Mau
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.2485°N 80.9808°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 Km2:1.561
Population Total:1065
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

Tikwamau is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 15 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,065 people, in 201 households.[2] It has one primary school and hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market. However, there are no formal healthcare facilities.[2] It is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 8 other villages.

The 1951 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tikwa Mau") as comprising 1 hamlet, with a population of 365 people (185 male and 180 female), in 60 households and 60 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 382 acres.[3] 72 residents were literate, 58 male and 14 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tekawamau") as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 429 people (202 male and 227 female), in 75 households and 70 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 382 acres.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tikawamau") as having a population of 600 people, in 103 households, and having an area of 157.03 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[5]

The 1991 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tikwa Mau") as having a total population of 632 people (302 male and 330 female), in 104 households and 104 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 151 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 113, or 18% of the total; this group was 47% male (53) and 53% female (60).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 32% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 36% (119 men and 106 women).[6] 143 people were classified as main workers (140 men and 3 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 489 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 93 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 8 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 2 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 3 in mining and quarrying; 1 household industry worker; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 5 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 29 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) . 244–61 . Census 2011 India. 10 August 2021.
  3. Book: Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) . 1955 . Allahabad . 120–1 . 22 October 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) . 1965 . Lucknow . lxvi-lxvii of section "Dalmau Tahsil" . 10 August 2021.
  5. Book: Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli . 1982 . 128–9 . 10 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, 150–1 . 22 October 2021.