Ghatampur, Raebareli

Ghatampur Ghātampur
Village
Map showing Ghatampur (#337) in Dih CD block
26°07′53″N 81°28′42″E / 26.13144°N 81.478416°E / 26.13144; 81.478416[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.225 km2 (0.473 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,059
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Ghatampur is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 29 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,059 people, in 177 households.^[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Birnawan.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Ghatampur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 412 people (205 male and 207 female), in 93 households and 92 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 301 acres.^[5] 31 residents were literate, 28 male and 3 female.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Ghatampur as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 482 people (235 male and 247 female), in 108 households and 108 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 301 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Ghatampur as having a population of 607 people, in 160 households, and having an area of 123.03 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Ghatampur as having a total population of 738 people (408 male and 330 female), in 146 households and 146 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 123 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 167, or 19% of the total; this group was 55% male (76) and 45% female (61).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 17% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 26% (153 men and 37 women).^[4] 301 people were classified as main workers (239 men and 62 women), while 38 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 399 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 146 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 150 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; 2 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 3 in other services.^[4]

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