Mirzapur, Raebareli

Mirzapur Mirzāpur
Village
Map showing Mirzapur (#586) in Khiron CD block
26°16′49″N 80°53′56″E / 26.280169°N 80.898783°E / 26.280169; 80.898783[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.222 km2 (0.472 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	648
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Mirzapur 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 648 people, in 99 households.^[2] It has 1 primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Deogaon.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Mirzapur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a population of 231 people (114 male and 117 female), in 40 households and 39 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 302 acres.^[5] 23 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 Mirzapur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a population of 274 people (139 male and 135 female), in 44 households and 42 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 302 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Mirzapur as having a population of 439 people, in 61 households, and having an area of 122.22 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Mirzapur (as "Mirjapur") as having a population of 432 people (217 male and 215 female), in 63 households and 63 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 123 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 100, or 23% of the total population; this group was 50% male (50) and 50% female (50).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 28% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 46% (142 men and 56 women).^[4] 102 people were classified as main workers (100 men and 2 women), while 121 people were classified as marginal workers (1 man and 120 women); the remaining 209 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 92 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 2 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; 0 household industry workers; 4 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 4 in other services.^[4]

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