Lawa Singhan Khera

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°29′18″N 80°58′56″E / 26.488243°N 80.982341°E / 26.488243; 80.982341^[1]Country India

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictUnnaoArea

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• Total20.23 km² (7.81 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[2]

• Total9,984 • Density490/km² (1,300/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationUP-35

Lawa Singhan Khera is a village in Hilauli block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] Located on the Sai river, it is a dispersed settlement consisting of several separate hamlets.^[3] As of 2011, its population is 9,984, in 1,797 households, and it has 8 primary schools and no medical clinics.^[2] It hosts a weekly haat and has a sub post office.^[2]

History

At the turn of the 20th century, Lawa Singhan Khera was described as a large village, "consisting of several scattered hamlets".^[3] It had a small marked called Udhuganj, and it formed part of the Maurawan estate, having been granted to that family by the British in return for their services during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.^[3] Its population was 3,120 people and mostly consisted of Ahirs.^[3]

The 1961 census recorded Lawa Singan Khera (spelled as "Lapa Singhan Khera") as comprising 21 hamlets, with a total population of 4,065 (2,033 male and 2,032 female), in 715 households and 664 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was given as 5,180 acres.^[4] It had a post office then.^[4]

References

^ "Search for "Singhan Khera" here". Geo Names.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 373–89. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 193. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cxiv-cxv of section "Purwa Tehsil". Retrieved 11 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)