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Ghorwara

Coordinates: 26°07′29″N 81°06′03″E / 26.124692°N 81.100739°E / 26.124692; 81.100739
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Ghorwara
Ghorwāra
Village
Map showing Ghorwara (#934) in Dalmau CD block
Map showing Ghorwara (#934) in Dalmau CD block
Ghorwara is located in Uttar Pradesh
Ghorwara
Ghorwara
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°07′29″N 81°06′03″E / 26.124692°N 81.100739°E / 26.124692; 81.100739[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total2.806 km2 (1.083 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total4,223
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Ghorwara is a village in Dalmau block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 10 km from Dalmau, the block headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 618 people, in 102 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.[2] It hosts a market twice per week, on Mondays and Thursdays; cloth and vegetables are the main items traded.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Ghorwara (as "Ghurwara") as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 1,239 people (655 male and 584 female), in 267 households and 257 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 729 acres.[4] Average attendance of the twice-weekly market was about 200 people then.[4]

The 1981 census recorded Ghorwara (as "Ghurawara") as having a population of 2,006 people, in 425 households, and having an area of 286.92 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 306–30. Retrieved 17 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. 162–3. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 174, lxxxii-lxxxiii of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 14 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)