Mirzapur Aihari

Mirzapur Aihari Mirzāpur Aihāri
Village
Entrance to the Budhe Nath temple complex in Mirzapur Aihari
Map showing Mirzapur Aihari (#146) in Rohaniya CD block
25°58′33″N 81°20′05″E / 25.975721°N 81.334633°E / 25.975721; 81.334633[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.459 km2 (2.108 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,948
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Mirzapur Aihari is a village in Rohaniya block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 34 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 2,948 people, in 542 households.^[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, as well as a sub post office.^[2] It does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Rohaniya.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Mirzapur Aihari as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 1,137 people (584 male and 553 female), in 270 households and 254 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 1,329 acres.^[5] 160 residents were literate, 149 male and 11 female.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Salon and the thana of Mustafabad.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Mirzapur Aihari as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 1,355 people (667 male and 688 female), in 305 households and 305 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 1,329 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Mirzapur Aihari (as "Mirzapur Ahari") as having a population of 1,832 people, in 395 households, and having an area of 545.93 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Mirzapur Aihari (as "Mirazapur Aihari") as having a total population of 2,183 people (1,134 male and 1,049 female), in 425 households and 418 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 540 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 459, or 21% of the total; this group was 56% male (256) and 44% female (203).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 30% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (511 men and 109 women).^[4] 617 people were classified as main workers (570 men and 47 women), while 56 people were classified as marginal workers (8 men and 48 women); the remaining 1,510 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 343 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 186 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 2 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 2 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 8 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 72 in other services.^[4]

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