Saintha is a village in Gauriganj block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 4,076 people, in 697 households.[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities and hosts a periodic haat but not a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bahanpur.[3]
Saintha | |
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Village | |
 Map showing Saintha (#265) in Gauriganj CD block | |
  Saintha Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°08′53″N 81°39′58″E / 26.14801°N 81.66623°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Faizabad division |
| District | Amethi |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.396 km2 (2.470 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 4,076 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The 1951 census recorded Saintha as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 1,455 people (712 male and 743 female), in 310 households and 298 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 1,606 acres.[4] 76 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Gauriganj.[4] The village had a district board-run primary school with 28 students in attendance as of 1 January 1951.[4]
The 1961 census recorded Saintha as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 1,620 people (799 male and 821 female), in 316 households and 296 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,610 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Saintha as having a population of 2,129 people, in 438 households, and having an area of 639.43 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]
The 1991 census recorded Saintha as having a total population of 2,407 people (1,210 male and 1,197 female), in 457 households and 453 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 639.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 452, or 19% of the total; this group was 51% male (232) and 49% female (220).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 780, or 32% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 29.5% (456 men and 121 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 643 people were classified as main workers (632 men and 11 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 1,764 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 569 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 33 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; 4 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 19 employed in trade and commerce; 4 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 13 in other services.[3]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Sultanpur (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 116–7. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 102–3, 198. Retrieved 13 November 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. xl–xli. Retrieved 13 November 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 Sultanpur (PDF). 1982. pp. 92–3. Retrieved 13 November 2021.