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Birnawan, Dih, Raebareli

Coordinates: 26°09′30″N 81°28′58″E / 26.158408°N 81.482773°E / 26.158408; 81.482773
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Birnawan
Village
Map showing Birnawan (#331) in Dih CD block
Map showing Birnawan (#331) in Dih CD block
Birnawan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Birnawan
Birnawan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°09′30″N 81°28′58″E / 26.158408°N 81.482773°E / 26.158408; 81.482773[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total16.033 km2 (6.190 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total10,295
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Birnawan is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 25  km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 10,295 people, in 1,815 households.[2] It has 5 primary schools and 1 primary health sub centre.[2] It is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that also includes 10 other villages.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Birnawan as comprising 49 hamlets, with a total population of 4,164 people (2,133 male and 2,031 female), in 973 households and 953 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 3,964 acres.[5] 157 residents were literate, 149 male and 8 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Birnawan (as "Birnwan") as comprising 43 hamlets, with a total population of 4,885 people (2,517 male and 2,368 female), in 1,100 households and 1,078 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 4,954 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Birnawan as having a population of 6,284 people, in 1,700 households, and having an area of 1,604.18 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Birnawan (as "Birnanan") as having a total population of 7,484 people (3,772 male and 3,712 female), in 1,492 households and 1,485 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 1,554 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 1,445, or 19% of the total; this group was 48% male (697) and 52% female (748).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 34% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 16% (1,023 men and 203 women).[4] 2,128 people were classified as main workers (1,963 men and 165 women), while 580 people were classified as marginal workers (54 men and 536 women); the remaining 4,766 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 1,586 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 273 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 3 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 21 household industry workers; 6 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 3 construction workers; 37 employed in trade and commerce; 5 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 94 in other services.[4]

References

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  1. ^ ""Geonames Search"". Search for "Birnawa" here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 393–409. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 206–7. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 242–3. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 158–9. Retrieved 14 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)