Birpur, Raebareli

Coordinates: 26°05′05″N 81°31′49″E / 26.084773°N 81.530301°E / 26.084773; 81.530301
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Birpur
Bīrpur
Village
Map showing Birpur (#422) in Chhatoh CD block
Map showing Birpur (#422) in Chhatoh CD block
Birpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Birpur
Birpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°05′05″N 81°31′49″E / 26.084773°N 81.530301°E / 26.084773; 81.530301[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total0.344 km2 (0.133 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total493
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Birpur is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 9 km from Salon, which is the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Birpur has a population of 493 people, in 103 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bara.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Birpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 296 people (149 male and 147 female), in 73 households and 70 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 186 acres.[5] 7 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[5] As of that year, Birpur had a primary school with 32 students.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Birpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 476 people (215 male and 261 female), in 66 households and 56 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 186 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Birpur as having a population of 328 people, in 97 households, and having an area of 75.68 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Birpur as having a total population of 403 people (205 male and 198 female), in 93 households and 92 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 71 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 105, or 26.1% of the total; this group was 52% male (55) and 48% female (50).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 26.1% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (71 men and 4 women).[4] 97 people were classified as main workers (90 men and 7 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 306 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 60 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 31 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; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 3 in other services.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geonames Search". 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. 410–26. Retrieved 11 October 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 11 October 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, 254–5. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 158–9, 213. 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 11 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)