Maharajganj, Raebareli

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Maharajganj
Mahrajganj
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Maharajganj
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°23′N81°17′E / 26.383°N 81.283°E / 26.383; 81.283
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Area
[1]
  Total
1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
6,673
  Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
229306

Maharajganj is a town and nagar panchayat in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [1] It serves as the headquarters of a tehsil. [1] As of 2011, its population is 6,673, in 1,037 households. [1]

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History

Maharajganj was originally called Drigbijaiganj, after a bazar founded by Raja Drigbijai Singh in the village of Atrehta And appointed Sheikh Shubhan, the Zamindar of Jihawa, as the Zilladar of Digvijay Ganj Bazar.Later, Sheikh Shubhan changed the name of the market to Maharajganj in honor of Raja Sahib.For years, the rule of Sheikh Shubhan and his descendants continued on the Maharajganj market.Shaykh Shubhan, whose ancestors were from the lineage of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr Siddiqui, came to India from Arabia via Iran in 11th century.In 1935, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Siddiqui, the grandson of Sheikh Shubhan, got Maharajganj the status of town area from the then British government. [2] Drigjibai Singh was the Kanhpuria raja of Simrauta and the ancestors of the rajas of Chandapur. [2]

Maharajganj was made the seat of a tehsil in 1869 when Raebareli district underwent a major administrative overhaul. [2] The tehsil was made up of 6 parganas: Mohanganj, Simrauta, Inhauna, Kumhrawan, Bachhrawan, and Hardoi. [2] Maharajganj itself was in Simrauta pargana. [2]

At the turn of the 20th century, Maharajganj was administratively counted as part of the village of Atrehta. [2] It had the tehsil headquarters, a police station, a dispensary, a post office, an inspection bungalow, a cattle pound, and a large middle school. [2] The bazar then functioned as the main market in the northern part of Raebareli district. [2]

Maharajganj was first upgraded from village to town status in 1935, at the same time as Bachhrawan, Dalmau, Jais, and Lalganj. [3]

Maharajganj was declassified as a town during the 1961 census due to non-fulfilment of urban conditions. [3] It was recorded as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 2,619 people (1,363 male and 1,256 female), in 626 households and 612 physical houses. [3] Its area was given as 169 acres. [3] It was described as holding a market twice per week, on Mondays and Fridays; the market specialised in leather and utensils and had an average attendance of about 2,000. [3] At that point, Maharajganj had a hospital and a post office, as well as the following small industrial establishments: 5 grain mills, 7, miscellaneous food processing facilities, 5 makers of clothing, 1 maker of products made from cork/bamboo/cane/leaves, 4 shoe manufacturers, 1 maker of brass and/or bell metal products, 7 bicycle repair shops, 15 makers of jewellery and/or precious metal items, and 1 manufacturer/repairer not assigned to any category. [3]

Maharajganj was returned to town status at the 1981 census. [4] At that time, its main imports were listed as brass sheets, cloth, and jaggery; the main items manufactured were brass utensils, leather, and pulses; and the main exports were leather, wheat, and pulses. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1941 1,993    
1951 2,084+4.6%
1961 Not given    
1971 Not given    
1981 3,837    
1991 5,010+30.6%
2001 6,015+20.1%
2011 6,673+10.9%
Source: 2011 Census of India [1]

According to the 2011 census, Maharajganj has a population of 6,673 people, in 1,037 households. [1] The town's sex ratio is 915 females to every 1000 males; 3,485 of Maharajganj's residents are male (52.2%) and 3,188 are female (47.8%). [1] The 0-6 age group makes up about 13.1% of the town's population; the sex ratio for this group is 923, which is above the district-wide urban ratio of 909 for this group. [1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 13.59% of the town's population, while no members of Scheduled Tribes were recorded. [1] The town's literacy rate was 80.75% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (86.74%) than among women and girls (74.19%). [1] The scheduled castes literacy rate is 69.89% (78.6% among men and boys, and 59.95% among women and girls). [1]

In terms of employment, 20.11% of Maharajganj residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011. [1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 11.45%, and the remaining 68.44% were non-workers. [1] Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 49.58% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to 11.86% of women. [1]

51.69% of Maharajganj residents live in slum conditions as of 2011. [1] There are 5 slum areas in Maharajganj: Vaishya Nagar, Shanti Nagar, Rudra Nagar, Aryanagar, and Gandhi Nagar Ward No. 1. [1] These range in size from about 95 to 135 households and have between 22 and 44 tap water access points. [1] The number of flush toilets installed in people's homes ranges from 15 to 35. [1] All 5 areas are serviced by a mix of open and closed sewers. [1]

Villages

Maharajganj CD block has the following 75 villages: [1]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Alipur 5393,461
Majhigawan 1811,782
Nahariya 64421
Bhatsara 1411,220
Purasi 3791,894
Samaspur Halor 4594,871
Jamurawan 825.54,448
Kakkerpur Urf Bhtijepur 84.2751
Barwaliya 55476
Belwa 99630
Kanspur 58515
Tauli 382.22,753
Para Khurd 3971,848
Para Kalan 325.42,217
Ramgaon 159.6978
Ghurauna 251.41,029
Juniha 85.4441
Narayanpur 124.3684
Hasanpur 416.42,340
Salethu 850.84,782
Asni 218.21,279
Radhopur 7874,849
Hardoi 526.42,308
Atara 209.21,279
Hajipur 124.3507
Sultanpur 80.2575
Balai Mau 39.1376
Chilauli 101.2519
Bara Huwan 335.11,732
Indaura 156.9914
Benipur 26.8120
Parwanpur 262.41,044
Oee 312.51,829
Rai Mau 148.5807
Jamurwa 131.3904
Baskata 139.9515
Kusuri Sagarpur 268.41,945
Rajapur Kanspur 130964
Mon 1,2676,262
Kuvana 346.41,595
Kotwa Madaniya 342.72,191
Pokharani 407.22,736
Took 180929
Odhi 135.41,098
Jihwa 363.52,491
Atrehta 648.15,628
Pali 3431,571
Kayar 3032,489
Kusmahura 2982,240
Balipur 56407
Jyona 499.43,940
Manjh Gaon 3572,579
Hilha 156835
Jamoliya 1571,383
Bhaiyapur 52323
Mohamdabad Kotwa 626.93,017
Bari Gohanna 464.61,334
Gangapur 41.5288
Kadariya 42506
Sersa 96.41,000
Utehibad Farosa 17.5132
Pure Achali 197689
Kairawa 218.91,658
Mau 1,2397,323
Sikandarpur 389.23,029
Mungtal 601.51,162
Depar Mau 128.6947
Muraini 620.83,028
Tajuddinpur 132.51,090
Andupur 221.3901
Tisa Khanapur 615.22,778
Domapur 367.92,254
Chandapur 348.22,342
Janai 984.53,991
Dautra 583.92,890

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 34–63, 108–24, 573–92. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. 108–9, 192–5. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. I, 10, 156, 173, xiv-xv of section "Maharajganj Tahsil", cxxii, cxxv–cxxvi. Retrieved 25 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. 1 2 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 13–4, 322–3, 332–3. Retrieved 25 July 2021.