Chak Nizam

Chak Nizam Chak Nizām
Village
Map showing Chak Nizam (#494) in Rahi CD block
26°07′55″N 81°15′56″E / 26.131845°N 81.265625°E / 26.131845; 81.265625[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.849 km2 (0.714 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	806
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Chak Nizam is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 8 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, its population was 806 people, in 137 households.^[2] It has one primary school, no medical facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhaon.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Chak Nizam as comprising 3 hamlets, with a population of 176 people (94 male and 82 female), in 36 households and 33 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was 495 acres.^[5] 3 residents were literate, 2 male and 1 female.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rae Bareli South and the thana of Jagatpur.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Chak Nizam as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 208 people (102 male and 106 female), in 45 households and 45 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 495 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Chak Nizam as having a population of 362 people, in 63 households, and having an area of 184.95 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Chak Nizam as having a total population of 474 people (240 male and 234 female), in 76 households and 76 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 185 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 118, or 25% of the total; this group was 48% male (57) and 52% female (61).^[4] Members of scheduled castes numbered 205, or 43% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (88 men and 2 women).^[4] 185 people were classified as main workers (125 men and 60 women), while 32 people were classified as marginal workers (2 men and 30 women); the remaining 257 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 135 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 30 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; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 5 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.^[4]

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