Basgawan
Basgawān
Village
Map showing Basgawan (#568) in Khiron CD block
Map showing Basgawan (#568) in Khiron CD block
Basgawan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Basgawan
Basgawan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°18′15″N 81°00′39″E / 26.304144°N 81.010792°E / 26.304144; 81.010792[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total2.222 km2 (0.858 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total747
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Basgawan is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 13 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 747 people, in 142 households.[2] It has 1 primary school and no healthcare facilities and it does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhitargaon.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Basgawan as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 265 people (123 male and 142 female), in 51 households and 47 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 573 acres.[5] 7 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Basgawan as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 311 people (164 male and 147 female), in 91 households and 82 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 573 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Basgawan as having a population of 504 people, in 81 households, and having an area of 232.69 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Basgawan (as "Basigawan") as having a total population of 510 people (292 male and 218 female), in 89 households and 88 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 223 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 71, or 14% of the total; this group was 51% male (36) and 49% female (35).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 33.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 40% (158 men and 46 women).[4] 149 people were classified as main workers (127 men and 22 women), while 97 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 264 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 124 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 14 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; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 6 in other services.[4]

References

  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. 244–61. Retrieved 10 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. 126–7. Retrieved 10 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, 148–9. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 104–5. Retrieved 22 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. lxiv-lxv of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 10 August 2021.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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