Bhitargaon, Raebareli
History
The 1901 census recorded Bhitargaon's population as 4,198 people, including a Muslim minority of 517. The village was then divided into 10 mahals; 4 of them were held by Janwar zamindars and the rest were held in either imperfect pattidari or joint zamindari tenure by Brahmin, Kayasth, or Janwar landowners.
The 1961 census recorded Bhitargaon as comprising 12 hamlets, with a total population of 4,715 people (2,419 male and 2,296 female), in 944 households and 864 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 3,231 acres and it had a post office and a grain mill at that point. Average attendance of the Anandi-ka-Mela was about 300 and attendance of the twice-weekly market was around 400.
The 1981 census recorded Bhitargaon as having a population of 6,407 people, in 1,224 households, and having an area of 1,307.56 hectares. The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 244–61. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 126–7. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ 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. 159–60. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 168–9, 175, lxiv-lxv of section "Dalmau Tahsil", cxxiii, cxxv. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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