Bakwara

Coordinates: 26°12′50″N 81°21′06″E / 26.213882°N 81.351601°E / 26.213882; 81.351601
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Bakwara
Bakwāra
Village
Map showing Bakwara (#451) in Rahi CD block
Map showing Bakwara (#451) in Rahi CD block
Bakwara is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bakwara
Bakwara
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°12′50″N 81°21′06″E / 26.213882°N 81.351601°E / 26.213882; 81.351601[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total1.967 km2 (0.759 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,540
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Bakwara is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 15 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,540 people, in 257 households.[2] It has one primary school and no medical facilities. The village hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Rustampur.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Bakwara as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 558 people (305 male and 253 female), in 106 households and 106 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 470 acres.[5] 16 residents were literate, 8 male and 8 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rae Bareli North and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Bakwara as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 573 people (294 male and 279 female), in 124 households and 120 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 470 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Bakwara as having a population of 821 people, in 155 households, and having an area of 192.64 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Bakwara as having a total population of 1,089 people (534 male and 555 female), in 196 households and 190 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 197 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 255, or 23% of the total; this group was 51% male (129) and 49% female (126).[4] Members of scheduled castes numbered 149, or 14% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (238 men and 68 women).[4] 296 people were classified as main workers (260 men and 36 women), while 189 people were classified as marginal workers (5 men and 184 women); the remaining 604 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 182 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 58 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 28 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 7 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 18 in other services.[4]

References[edit]

  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. 219–43. 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. 92–3. 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, 128–9. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 138–9. Retrieved 3 November 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. xlvi-xlvii of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil". Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)