Bara is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 13 km from Salon, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Bara has a population of 3,578 people, in 708 households.[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 9 other villages.[4]

Bara
Bāra
Village
Map showing Bara (#425) in Chhatoh CD block
Map showing Bara (#425) in Chhatoh CD block
Bara is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bara
Bara
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°04′20″N 81°32′57″E / 26.07223°N 81.54914°E / 26.07223; 81.54914[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total5.232 km2 (2.020 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3,578
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
229307[2]
Vehicle registrationUP-35

The 1951 census recorded Bara as comprising 15 hamlets, with a total population of 1,576 people (780 male and 796 female), in 344 households and 316 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,722 acres.[5] 67 residents were literate, 55 male and 12 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[5] Bara at that point had a primary school with 85 students.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Bara as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 1,649 people (818 male and 831 female), in 348 households and 328 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,722 acres and it had a medical practitioner and electrical access at that point.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Bara as having a population of 2,302 people, in 507 households, and having an area of 627.26 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Bara as having a total population of 2,880 people (1,494 male and 1,386 female), in 555 households and 555 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 700 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 576, or 20.0% of the total; this group was 51% male (291) and 49% female (285).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 30.0% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 30% (671 men and 206 women).[4] 969 people were classified as main workers (782 men and 187 women), while 14 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 1,897 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 496 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 390 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; 27 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 4 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 50 in other services.[4]

References edit

  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. 410–26. Retrieved 29 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. 208–9. Retrieved 29 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, 258–9. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 158–9, 213. Retrieved 11 October 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. civ-cv of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)