Lakhangaon, Raebareli

Lakhangaon Lakhangāon
Village
Map showing Lakhangaon (#755) in Sareni CD block
26°06′26″N 80°52′32″E / 26.107256°N 80.875652°E / 26.107256; 80.875652[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.383 km2 (0.534 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,233
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Lakhangaon is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,233 people, in 210 households.^[2] It has no healthcare facilities and hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Malkegaon.^[3]

The 1951 census recorded Lakhangaon (as "Lakhan Gaon") as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 490 people (230 male and 260 female), in 88 households and 71 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was given as 323 acres.^[4] 63 residents were literate, 53 male and 10 female.^[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.^[4]

The 1961 census recorded Lakhangaon as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 486 people (219 male and 267 female), in 94 households and 74 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 323 acres.^[5]

The 1981 census recorded Lakhangaon as having a population of 687 people, in 126 households, and having an area of 138.41 hectares.^[6] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[6]

The 1991 census recorded Lakhangaon (as "Lakhan Gaon") as having a total population of 658 people (341 male and 317 female), in 155 households and 155 physical houses.^[3] The area of the village was listed as 139 hectares.^[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 94, or 14% of the total; this group was 53% male (50) and 47% female (44).^[3] Members of scheduled castes made up 27% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[3] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (103 men and 23 women).^[3] 173 people were classified as main workers (171 men and 2 women), while 64 people were classified as marginal workers (2 men and 62 women); the remaining 421 residents were non-workers.^[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 112 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 39 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; 6 household industry workers; 1 worker employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 3 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 12 in other services.^[3]

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