Bhitargaon
Bhītargāon
Village
Map showing Bhitargaon (#567) in Khiron CD block
Map showing Bhitargaon (#567) in Khiron CD block
Bhitargaon is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bhitargaon
Bhitargaon
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°17′53″N 80°58′21″E / 26.298087°N 80.972506°E / 26.298087; 80.972506[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total13.181 km2 (5.089 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total10,841
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Bhitargaon is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] Located some 14 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters,[3] Bhitargaon consists of several hamlets clustered together by the main Raebareli-Unnao road.[4] As of 2011, it has a population of 10,841 people, in 1,976 households.[2] The village has a temple to Anandi Devi.[4] A mela called the Anandi-ka-Mela[5] is also held in her honour[4] annually on Chaitra Badi 8 and Jyaistha Sudi 2.[5] The Anandiganj bazar in Bhitargaon hosts markets twice weekly,[4] on Tuesdays and Fridays.[5] The main trade is in cloth and vegetables.[5]

History

The 1901 census recorded Bhitargaon's population as 4,198 people, including a Muslim minority of 517.[4] The village was then divided into 10 mahals; 4 of them were held by Janwar zamindars and the rest were held in either imperfect pattidari or joint zamindari tenure by Brahmin, Kayasth, or Janwar landowners.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Bhitargaon as comprising 12 hamlets, with a total population of 4,715 people (2,419 male and 2,296 female), in 944 households and 864 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 3,231 acres and it had a post office and a grain mill at that point.[5] Average attendance of the Anandi-ka-Mela was about 300 and attendance of the twice-weekly market was around 400.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Bhitargaon as having a population of 6,407 people, in 1,224 households, and having an area of 1,307.56 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  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. 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 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. 159–60. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 168–9, 175, lxiv-lxv of section "Dalmau Tahsil", cxxiii, cxxv. Retrieved 10 August 2021.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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