Rajamau, Bachhrawan

Coordinates: 26°26′11″N 81°02′22″E / 26.436392°N 81.039485°E / 26.436392; 81.039485
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Rajamau
Rājāmau, Raja Mau
Village
Map showing Rajamau (#850) in Bachhrawan CD block
Map showing Rajamau (#850) in Bachhrawan CD block
Rajamau is located in Uttar Pradesh
Rajamau
Rajamau
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°26′11″N 81°02′22″E / 26.436392°N 81.039485°E / 26.436392; 81.039485[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total7.556 km2 (2.917 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total5,044
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Rajamau is a village in Bachhrawan block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, its population is 5,044, in 927 households, and it has 5 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It is located 10 km[3] southwest[4] of Bachhrawan, the block headquarters, and the main staple foods are wheat and rice.[3] Rajamau hosts a Kalreshwar Mahadeo mela on Magha Sudi 5 dedicated to the worship of Shiva; vendors bring sweets, toys, and everyday items to sell at the fair.[5]

History[edit]

At the turn of the 20th century, Rajamau served as the headquarters of the Bais taluqdars of Udrehra.[4] The village had a bazar, an aided school, and "a fine temple, built by the taluqdar".[4] The dangol, or wrestling fair, was noted as being held here during the full moon in Sawan, and it had an attendance of some 2,000 people at the time.[4] The population of Rajamau as of the 1901 census was 1,767.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Rajamau as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 2,055 people (1,053 male and 1,002 female), in 453 households and 429 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,627 acres.[5] It had a medical practitioner then.[5] Average attendance of the Kalreshwar Mahadeo mela was listed as about 500 people at the time.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Rajamau as having a population of 3,115 people, in 638 households, and having an area of 669.76 hectares.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 74–90. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 32–3. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 211–2. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 166–7, x-xi of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". Retrieved 25 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)