Gairikpur
Gairikpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Gairikpur (#469) in Bhetua CD block | |
  Gairikpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′22″N 81°58′07″E / 26.189546°N 81.968719°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Faizabad division |
| District | Amethi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.724 km2 (1.052 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,754 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Gairikpur is a village in Bhetua block of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] As of 2011, its population is 1,754 people, in 275 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It serves as the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that also includes 15 other villages.[4]
Administration[edit]
- District: Amethi district (formerly part of Sultanpur district)
- Tehsil: Amethi
- Block: Bhetua
- Pargana: Ashal
- Thana: Piparpur
- Post office: Kalyanpur (postal code 228159)
Infrastructure[edit]
The village has three temples:
- Shri Rishiveer Baba Devsthan
- Shri Kotebeer Baba Devsthan
- Shri Neem Bhawani Maata Devsthan
It has four schools:
- Primary Pathshala Gairikpur
- Swami Dashrath Maharaj Girl Inter College Gairikpur
- Junior high school balchandrapur
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011, Gairikpur has a population of 1,754 people, in 275 households.[2] The main occupations in the village are agriculture and fisheries.
The 1951 census recorded Gairikpur as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 652 people (328 male and 324 female), in 130 households and 127 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 691 acres.[5] 16 residents were literate, 15 male and 1 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Asal and the thana of Piparpur.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Gairikpur as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 754 people (363 male and 391 female), in 150 households and 144 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 692 acres.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Gairikpur as having a population of 1,020 people, in 185 households, and having an area of 270.34 hectares.[7] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[7]
The 1991 census recorded Gairikpur (as "Gairik Pur") as having a total population of 1,272 people (617 male and 655 female), in 201 households and 200 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 271.00 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 268, or 21% of the total; this group was 50% male (135) and 50% female (133).[4] Members of scheduled castes numbered 438, or 34% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 43% (345 men and 89 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[4] 296 people were classified as main workers (277 men and 19 women), while 3 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 973 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 189 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 47 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 2 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 2 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 4 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 46 in other services.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 226–42. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)
- ^ 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, 143–4. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 96–7. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. l–li. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 108–9. Retrieved 17 December 2021.