Deopuri
Devpuri
Village
Map showing Deopuri (#818) in Bachhrawan CD block
Map showing Deopuri (#818) in Bachhrawan CD block
Deopuri is located in Uttar Pradesh
Deopuri
Deopuri
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°28′20″N 81°08′06″E / 26.472334°N 81.134884°E / 26.472334; 81.134884[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total1.053 km2 (0.407 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,188
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Deopuri, also spelled Devpuri, is a village in Bachhrawan block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, its population is 1,188, in 244 households.[2] Located 2 km from Bachhrawan,[3] Deopuri was historically the last village (along with partial shares in 3 other villages) held by the zamindars descended from Qazi Sultan, the first zamindar of the pargana of Thulendi in the 1400s.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Deopuri as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 632 people (343 male and 289 female), in 133 households and 116 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 822 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Deopuri as having a population of 775 people, in 163 households, and having an area of 334.67 hectares.[3] No amenities other than drinking water were available.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Deopuri" 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. 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. 30–1, 251. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ 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. 156–7. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xii-xiii of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". Retrieved 25 July 2021.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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