Dhanapur is a village in Gauriganj block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 953 people, in 159 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Semuai.[3]
Dhanapur
Dhanāpur | |
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Village | |
 Map showing Dhanapur (#250) in Gauriganj CD block | |
  Dhanapur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°10′48″N 81°37′55″E / 26.179942°N 81.632063°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya |
| District | Amethi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.10 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 953 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The 1951 census recorded Dhanapur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 282 people (139 male and 143 female), in 64 households and 61 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 157 acres.[4] 9 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 Dhanapur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 265 people (124 male and 141 female), in 69 households and 69 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 298 acres.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Dhanapur as having a population of 415 people, in 101 households, and having an area of 118.17 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]
The 1991 census recorded Dhanapur as having a total population of 532 people (279 male and 253 female), in 115 households and 112 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 118.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 92, or 17% of the total; this group was 49% male (45) and 51% female (47).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 175, or 33% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 27.5% (116 men and 5 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 127 people were classified as main workers (120 men and 7 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 405 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 33 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 94 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 0 in other services.[3]
References edit
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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 Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 114–5. Retrieved 13 November 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 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 Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 90–1. Retrieved 13 November 2021.