Ashrafpur, Chhatoh

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Ashrafpur
Village
Map showing Ashrafpur (#381) in Chhatoh CD block
Ashrafpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°12′46″N81°32′29″E / 26.212713°N 81.541434°E / 26.212713; 81.541434 [1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.125 km2 (1.979 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	4,918
• Density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	229307 [2]
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Ashrafpur is a village in the Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. ^[2] It is located 5 km from Jais, the nearest town. ^[3] As of 2011, Ashrafpur has a population of 4,918 people, in 807 households. ^[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities. ^[2] Ashrafpur is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that also includes 5 other villages. ^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Ashrafpur as comprising 12 hamlets, with a total population of 1,535 people (791 male and 744 female), in 342 households and 342 physical houses. ^[5] The area of the village was given as 1,328 acres. ^[5] 38 residents were literate, 37 male and 1 female. ^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad. ^[5] As of 1951, Ashrafpur had a primary school with 55 students. ^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Ashrafpur as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 1,882 people (947 male and 935 female), in 409 households and 379 physical houses. ^[6] The area of the village was given as 1,328 acres and it had access to electricity at that point. ^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Ashrafpur as having a population of 2,439 people, in 604 households, and an area of 537.42 hectares. ^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice. ^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Ashrafpur as having a total population of 2,919 people (1,503 male and 1,416 female), in 620 households and 620 physical houses. ^[4] The area of the village was listed as 511 hectares. ^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 607, or 20.8% of the total; this group was 52% male (313) and 48% female (294). ^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 37.7% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. ^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 16% (374 men and 84 women). ^[4] 968 people were classified as main workers (764 men and 204 women), while 17 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 1,934 residents were non-workers. ^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 708 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 196 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 1 household industry worker; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 5 construction workers; 16 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 32 in other services. ^[4]

References

1. ""Geonames Search"". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
2. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 410–26. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
3. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 200–1. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
4. Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 250–1. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 158–9, 212. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. c-ci of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 29 August 2021.