Kamalpur, Khiron

Kamalpur Kamālpur
Village
Map showing Kamalpur (#580) in Khiron CD block
26°15′18″N 80°58′40″E / 26.2551°N 80.9778°E / 26.2551; 80.9778[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.848 km2 (0.714 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,118
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Kamalpur is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 17 km (11 mi) from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,118 people, in 242 households.^[2] It has one primary school, but has no healthcare facilities, weekly haat or permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Tikwamau.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Kamalpur as comprising three hamlets, with a population of 480 people (241 male and 239 female), in 95 households and 93 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 460 acres (190 ha).^[5] 15 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 Kamalpur as comprising two hamlets, with a total population of 551 people (278 male and 273 female), in 108 households and 95 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 460 acres (190 ha).^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Kamalpur as having a population of 737 people, in 140 households, and having an area of 184.53 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Kamalpur as having a total population of 796 people (371 male and 425 female), in 161 households and 161 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 185 hectares (460 acres).^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 153, or 19% of the total; this group was 41% male (63) and 59% female (90).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 35% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 36% (203 men and 83 women).^[4] 232 people were classified as main workers (192 men and 40 women), while no people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 564 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 182 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 43 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); no workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; no in mining and quarrying; no household industry workers; no workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; no construction workers; no employed in trade and commerce; no employed in transport, storage, and communications; and seven in other services.^[4]

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