Gaura Hardo
Village
Map showing Gaura Hardo (#025) in Deenshah Gaura CD block
Map showing Gaura Hardo (#025) in Deenshah Gaura CD block
Gaura Hardo is located in Uttar Pradesh
Gaura Hardo
Gaura Hardo
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°02′24″N 81°10′40″E / 26.039995°N 81.177748°E / 26.039995; 81.177748[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total8.169 km2 (3.154 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total8,001
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Gaura Hardo, or just Gaura,[3] is a village in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It serves as the headquarters of Deenshah Gaura block, in the tehsil of Dalmau.[2] It is located 33 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters,[4] on the road from Dalmau to Salon.[3] As of 2011, Gaura Hardo has a population of 8,001 people, in 1,446 households.[2] It has five primary schools and one maternity and child welfare centre.[2]

Gaura Hardo has a bazar called Achalganj[3] and hosts markets twice per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.[5] Cloth and vegetables are the main items traded.[5] The village also hosts a Dussehra festival annually on Asvina Sudi 10 which draws thousands of attendees.[5] The festival involves a dramatic reenactment from the Ramayana and vendors bring cattle, earthenware pottery, cloth, hosiery, and toys to sell at the event.[5]

History

At the turn of the 20th century, in addition to the Achalganj bazar, Gaura Hardo had a post office and a school.[3] It was held by Bais taluqdars and the Dussehra fair was described as a small one at the time.[3] Its population as of 1901 was 2,501 people, including a Muslim minority of 123.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Gaura Hardo as comprising 20 hamlets, with a total population of 3,076 people (1,614 male and 1,462 female), in 636 households and 594 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 2,075 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5] Average attendance of the Dussehra festival was listed at 10,000 people, and attendance of the twice-weekly market was about 500.[5] It was then part of Jagatpur block.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Gaura Hardo as having a population of 4,350 people, in 896 households, and having an area of 839.72 hectares.[4] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 331–47. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ 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. p. 174. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 172–3. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 170, 175, lxxxvi-lxxxvii of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 19 August 2021.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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