Bhanwat
Geography
Bhanwat is located about 10 km south of Mainpuri, the district headquarters. The village is on a high mound, or khera, and there is a large jhil to the northeast. The Kanpur branch of the Lower Ganga Canal passes by Bhanwat on the south, and there is a bridge across the canal here.
According to the 2011 census, Bhanwat has a total area of 1,105.4 hectares, of which 445.1 were currently farmland, 0 were fallow lands, and 200.0 were under non-agricultural use. 355.0 hectares were occupied by orchards, 0 were occupied by permanent pastures, 105.2 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests existed on village lands.
Demographics
As of 2011, Bhanwat had a population of 7,025, in 1,088 households. This population was 53.9% male (3,787) and 46.1% female (3,238). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,136 (603 male and 533 female), or 16.2% of the total population. 881 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.5% of the total.
The 1981 census recorded Bhanwat (as "Bhanwant") as having a population of 3,545 people, in 605 households.
The 1961 census recorded Bhanwat (as "Bhanwant") as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 2,437 people (1,359 male and 1,078 female), in 485 households and 396 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 3,144 acres and it had a post office at that point.
As of 1901, Bhanwat had 11 hamlets and a total population of 2,112. There was a canal bungalow by the bridge over the canal.
Infrastructure
As of 2011, Bhanwat had 1 primary schools and 1 maternity and child welfare centre. Drinking water was provided by tap and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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