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Barawan

Coordinates: 26°05′25″N 81°31′40″E / 26.090187°N 81.527915°E / 26.090187; 81.527915
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Barawan
Barāwān
Village
Map showing Barawan (#420) in Chhatoh CD block
Map showing Barawan (#420) in Chhatoh CD block
Barawan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Barawan
Barawan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°05′25″N 81°31′40″E / 26.090187°N 81.527915°E / 26.090187; 81.527915[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total2.871 km2 (1.108 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,391
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
229307[2]
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Barawan is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 9 km from Salon, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Barawan has a population of 1,391 people, in 270 households.[2] It has one primary school but no healthcare facilities.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bara.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Barawan as comprising 5 hamlets, with a population of 522 people (269 male and 253 female), in 127 households and 112 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 702 acres.[5] 8 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Barawan as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 620 people (322 male and 298 female), in 128 households and 112 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 702 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Barawan as having a population of 837 people, in 188 households, and having an area of 290.56 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Barawan as having a total population of 946 people (488 male and 458 female), in 204 households and 204 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 240 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 192, or 20.3% of the total; this group was 52% male (99) and 48% female (93).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 21.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (146 men and 31 women).[4] 325 people were classified as main workers (250 men and 75 women), while 192 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 429 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 102 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 213 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 3 in other services.[4]

References

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  1. ^ ""Geonames Search"". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 410–26. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 208–9. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 258–9. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 158–9. Retrieved 11 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. civ-cv of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)