Maha Khera

Coordinates: 26°09′44″N 80°56′20″E / 26.162303°N 80.939026°E / 26.162303; 80.939026
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Maha Khera
Village
Map showing Maha Khera (#804) in Lalganj CD block
Map showing Maha Khera (#804) in Lalganj CD block
Maha Khera is located in Uttar Pradesh
Maha Khera
Maha Khera
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°09′44″N 80°56′20″E / 26.162303°N 80.939026°E / 26.162303; 80.939026[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total0.782 km2 (0.302 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,515
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Maha Khera is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 3 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,515 people, in 287 households.[2] It has 1 primary school. The village has no healthcare facilities, nor hosts a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Behta Kalan.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Maha Khera as comprising 2 hamlets, with a population of 741 people (365 male and 376 female), in 153 households and 127 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 195 acres.[5] 118 residents were literate, 102 male and 16 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Maha Khera as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 827 people (404 male and 423 female), in 162 households and 123 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 195 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Maha Khera as having a population of 917 people, in 187 households, and having an area of 79.33 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Maha Khera as having a total population of 1,010 people (494 male and 516 female), in 202 households and 202 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 79 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 206, or 20% of the total; this group was 52% male (108) and 48% female (98).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 59% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 35% (261 men and 90 women).[4] 222 people were classified as main workers (209 men and 13 women), while 10 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 778 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 92 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 51 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; 62 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 8 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 7 in other services.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
  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. 288–306. Retrieved 21 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. 152–3. Retrieved 21 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, 186–7. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 112–3. Retrieved 21 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. lxxvi-lxxvii of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 21 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)