Rajamau, Bachhrawan
Rajamau
Rājāmau, Raja Mau | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Rajamau (#850) in Bachhrawan CD block | |
  Rajamau Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°26′11″N 81°02′22″E / 26.436392°N 81.039485°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.556 km2 (2.917 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 5,044 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Rajamau is a village in Bachhrawan block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, its population is 5,044, in 927 households, and it has 5 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It is located 10 km[3] southwest[4] of Bachhrawan, the block headquarters, and the main staple foods are wheat and rice.[3] Rajamau hosts a Kalreshwar Mahadeo mela on Magha Sudi 5 dedicated to the worship of Shiva; vendors bring sweets, toys, and everyday items to sell at the fair.[5]
History
[edit]At the turn of the 20th century, Rajamau served as the headquarters of the Bais taluqdars of Udrehra.[4] The village had a bazar, an aided school, and "a fine temple, built by the taluqdar".[4] The dangol, or wrestling fair, was noted as being held here during the full moon in Sawan, and it had an attendance of some 2,000 people at the time.[4] The population of Rajamau as of the 1901 census was 1,767.[4]
The 1961 census recorded Rajamau as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 2,055 people (1,053 male and 1,002 female), in 453 households and 429 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,627 acres.[5] It had a medical practitioner then.[5] Average attendance of the Kalreshwar Mahadeo mela was listed as about 500 people at the time.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Rajamau as having a population of 3,115 people, in 638 households, and having an area of 669.76 hectares.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "GeoNames Search". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 74–90. Retrieved 25 July 2021.74-90&rft_id=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0927_PART_A_DCHB_RAE%20BARELI.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Rajamau, Bachhrawan" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 32–3. Retrieved 25 July 2021.32-3&rft.date=1982&rft_id=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1298/1/50861_1981_RAE.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Rajamau, Bachhrawan" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c d e Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 211–2. Retrieved 26 July 2021.211-2&rft.pub=Government Press&rft.date=1905&rft.aulast=Nevill&rft.aufirst=H.R.&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35020&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Rajamau, Bachhrawan" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c d e Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 166–7, x-xi of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". Retrieved 25 July 2021.166-7, x-xi of section "Maharajganj Tahsil"&rft.date=1965&rft_id=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1047/1/22852_1961_RAE.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Rajamau, Bachhrawan" class="Z3988">
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