Rokha

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Rokha
Village
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Map showing Rokha (#304) in Dih CD block
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Rokha
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°10′21″N81°25′58″E / 26.172563°N 81.432818°E / 26.172563; 81.432818 Coordinates: 26°10′21″N81°25′58″E / 26.172563°N 81.432818°E / 26.172563; 81.432818 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Raebareli
Area
[2]
  Total18.991 km2 (7.332 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total10,292
  Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP-35

Rokha is a large village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] Historically the namesake of a pargana, Rokha is a predominantly agricultural village consisting of many hamlets. [3] It is located 28 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. [4] The large village of Mau also borders Rokha to the north. [3] Rokha is connected by road with Nasirabad and Jais to the northeast and Suchi to the southwest. [3]

As of 2011, Rokha has a population of 10,292 people, in 1,801 households. [2] It has 7 primary schools and no healthcare facilities, and it hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market. [2] Markets are held on Wednesdays and Sundays, and the main items traded include cloth, grain, gur, vegetables, and ornaments. [5] Rokha belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Mau. [6]

History

At the turn of the 20th century, Rokha was described as a large agricultural village located in the southern part of the pargana. [3] It held markets twice per week in the bazar, and it had a primary school. [3] As of 1901, the population was 3,486 people, including a Muslim minority of 583. [3] Ahirs were the main caste group in the village. [3] At that point, Rokha was held in taluqdari tenure by the Kanhpuria raja of Tiloi. [3] Also mentioned was "an old site close to the village on the south-west crowned by a Hindu temple." [3]

The 1951 census recorded Rokha as comprising 41 hamlets, with a total population of 3,692 people (1,885 male and 1,807 female), in 844 households and 840 physical houses. [7] The area of the village was given as 4,784 acres. [7] 183 residents were literate, 172 male and 11 female. [7] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad. [7]

The 1961 census recorded Rokha as comprising 28 hamlets, with a total population of 4,252 people (2,150 male and 2,102 female), in 956 households and 876 physical houses. [5] The area of the village was given as 4,784 acres and it had a post office at that point. [5] Average attendance of the village haat was about 50 people. [5]

The 1981 census recorded Rokha as having a population of 5,806 people, in 1,456 households, and having an area of 1,936.83 hectares. [4] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice. [4]

The 1991 census recorded Rokha as having a total population of 6,666 people (3,463 male and 3,203 female), in 1,392 households and 1,381 physical houses. [6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 1,339, or 20% of the total; this group was 51% male (683) and 49% female (656). [6] Members of scheduled castes made up 30.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. [6] The literacy rate of the village was 10% (456 men and 199 women). [6] 1,950 people were classified as main workers (1,770 men and 180 women), while 333 people were classified as marginal workers (28 men and 305 women); the remaining 4,383 residents were non-workers. [6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 1,229 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 450 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 8 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 2 household industry workers; 99 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 4 construction workers; 46 employed in trade and commerce; 9 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 105 in other services. [6]

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