Bhawanshahpur is a village in Gauriganj block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 821 people, in 154 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Semuai.[3]

Bhawanshahpur
Bhawanshāhpur
Village
Map showing Bhawanshahpur (#251) in Gauriganj CD block
Map showing Bhawanshahpur (#251) in Gauriganj CD block
Bhawanshahpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bhawanshahpur
Bhawanshahpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°10′32″N 81°38′52″E / 26.175542°N 81.647861°E / 26.175542; 81.647861[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionFaizabad division
DistrictAmethi
Area
 • Total
1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
821
 • Density640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

The 1951 census recorded Bhawanshahpur (as "Bhawan Shahpur") as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 472 people (240 male and 232 female), in 193 households and 175 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 335 acres.[4] 95 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Gauriganj .[4]

The 1961 census recorded Bhawanshahpur (as "Dhawan Shahpur") as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 418 people (195 male and 223 female), in 97 households and 93 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 335 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Bhawanshahpur (as "Bhawan Shahpur") as having a population of 512 people, in 119 households, and having an area of 136.38 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]

The 1991 census recorded Bhawanshahpur (as "Bhawan Shah Pur") as having a total population of 569 people (314 male and 255 female), in 126 households and 126 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 136.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 67, or 12% of the total; this group was 46% male (31) and 54% female (34).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 116, or 20% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 24% (113 men and 8 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 216 people were classified as main workers (208 men and 8 women), while 25 people were classified as marginal workers (1 man and 24 women); the remaining 328 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 156 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); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.[3]

References

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  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 - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 181–98. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ 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, 114–5. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 94–5. Retrieved 13 November 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xl–xli. Retrieved 13 November 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 90–1. Retrieved 13 November 2021.