Dumtahar

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
26°20′01″N 80°53′05″E / 26.333566°N 80.884699°E / 26.333566; 80.884699[1]Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictRaebareliArea • Total3.268 km2 (1.262 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,577 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)Languages
 • OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationUP-35

Dumtahar is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 16 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 2,577 people, in 540 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and no healthcare facilities and it hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Paho.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Dumtahar as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 831 people (426 male and 405 female), in 173 households and 171 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 815 acres.[5] 43 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Dumtahar (as "Dumta Har") as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 980 people (485 male and 495 female), in 195 households and 175 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 815 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Dumtahar as having a population of 922 people, in 278 households, and having an area of 326.99 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Dumtahar (as "Dumarher") as having a total population of 1,772 people (897 male and 875 female), in 330 households and 323 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 327 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 409, or 23% of the total; this group was 54% male (222) and 46% female (187).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 64% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19.5% (288 men and 58 women).[4] 584 people were classified as main workers (406 men and 178 women), while 248 people were classified as marginal workers (50 men and 192 women); the remaining 946 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 409 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 138 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.; 1 in mining and quarrying; 3 household industry workers; 5 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 23 in other services.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 244–61. Retrieved 10 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. 124–5. Retrieved 10 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, 144–5. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 108–9. Retrieved 22 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. lxiv-lxv of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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