Brahmani, Raebareli

For other uses, see Brahmani.

Brahmani
Village
Map showing Brahmani (#154) in Bahadurpur CD block
Brahmani Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°15′18″N81°24′00″E / 26.254893°N 81.400106°E / 26.254893; 81.400106 [1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	6,163
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	229308 [2]
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Brahmani is a village in Bahadurpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. ^[2] It includes the important bazar and railway station of Fursatganj. ^[3] Fursatganj holds markets twice per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, where grain, vegetables, and cloth are the main items of trade. ^[4] The place also hosts a large Dussehra festival annually on Asvina Sudi 15. ^[4]

As of 2011, the total population of Brahmani is 6,163, in 1,087 households. ^[2] It has 6 primary schools and 1 medical clinic. ^[2] The main staple foods are wheat and juwar. ^[5]

History

Brahmani was historically part of the taluqdari estate belonging to the Rajas of Tiloi. ^[3] Its commercial importance grew with the opening of the railway station at Fursatganj. ^[3] At the turn of the 20th century, it also had a small school and a post office. ^[3] The population in 1901 was 1,690, including a large number of Ahirs and Banias. ^[3]

An aerodrome was constructed at Fursatganj in 1941–42. ^[4]

The 1961 census recorded Brahmani (here spelled "Barhmani") as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 1,928 people (980 male and 948 female), in 425 households and 423 physical houses. ^[4] The area of the village was given as 1,381 acres. ^[4] Average attendance of the Fursatganj biweekly market was about 3,000 people, and average of the annual Dussehra festival was about 9,000. ^[4]

The 1981 census recorded Brahmani (again as "Barhmani") as having a population of 3,238 people, in 506 households, and having an area of 560.09 hectares. ^[5]

See also

• Fursatganj Airfield

References

1. "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Brahmani" here.
2. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 159–67. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. 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. 173–4. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
4. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 156, 170–1, 176, xcviii-xcix of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
5. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 196–7. Retrieved 31 July 2021.