Bajhera

27°12′41″N 79°17′05″E / 27.21126°N 79.28478°E / 27.21126; 79.28478CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilBhongaonArea • Total7.581 km² (2.927 sq mi)Population • Total7,132 • Density940/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

Bajhera (Bajheṛā) is a village in Bewar block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it had a population of 7,132, in 1,226 households.

Geography

There is a prominent jhil at Bajhera.^[2]: 192

Demographics

As of 2011, Bajhera had a population of 7,132, in 1,226 households.^[1]: 193 This population was 51.9% male (3,700) and 48.1% female (3,432). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,146 (572 male and 574 female), or 16.1% of the total population. 1,596 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 22.4% of the total.^{[3]: 142–3}

The 1981 census recorded Bajhera as having a population of 4,228 people, in 688 households.^{[4]: 186–7}

The 1961 census recorded Bajhera as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 3,012 people (1,652 male and 1,360 female), in 518 households and 284 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,906 acres and it had a post office at that point.^[5]: xcvi

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Bajhera had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 193–8}

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