Singhaur Tara

Singhaur Tara Singhaur Tāra
Village
Map showing Singhaur Tara Mu. (#788) in Sareni CD block
Singhaur Tara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°03′31″N80°52′42″E / 26.058631°N 80.878223°E / 26.058631; 80.878223 Coordinates: 26°03′31″N80°52′42″E / 26.058631°N 80.878223°E / 26.058631; 80.878223 [1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	1,707
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Singhaur Tara is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. ^[2] It is located on the bank of the Ganges, ^[3] 18 km from the tehsil headquarters at Lalganj. ^[4] Singhaur Tara is probably identical with the mahal called "Tara Singhaur" Ain-i-Akbari in the late 16th century. ^[3] This mahal was in the sarkar of Lucknow. ^[3] It was later merged into the pargana of Sareni under the Nawabs of Awadh in the 1700s. ^[3]

As of 2011, Singhaur Tara has a population of 1,707 people, in 304 households. ^[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat. ^[2]

The 1951 census recorded Singhaur Tara (as "Singhaurtara") as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 870 people (446 male and 424 female), in 158 households and 149 physical houses. ^[5] The area of the village was given as 1,476 acres. ^[5] 66 residents were literate, 64 male and 2 female. ^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni. ^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Singhaur Tara (as "Singhaurtara") as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 986 people (494 male and 492 female), in 187 households and 169 physical houses. ^[6] The area of the village was given as 1,094 acres. ^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Singhaur Tara as having a population of 1,252 people, in 208 households, and having an area of 410.76 hectares. ^[4] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice. ^[4]

The 1991 census recorded Singhaur Tara (as "Sidhaur Tara Mu.") as having a total population of 1,478 people (737 male and 741 female), in 248 households and 248 physical houses. ^[7] The area of the village was listed as 411 hectares. ^[7] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 284, or 19% of the total; this group was 51% male (145) and 49% female (139). ^[7] Members of scheduled castes made up 20% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. ^[7] The literacy rate of the village was 26% (299 men and 80 women). ^[7] 501 people were classified as main workers (341 men and 160 women), while 66 people were classified as marginal workers (1 man and 65 women); the remaining 911 residents were non-workers. ^[7] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 348 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 90 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 5 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 3 household industry workers; 4 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 6 employed in trade and commerce; 4 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 51 in other services. ^[7]

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. 262–87. Retrieved 22 October 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. 141, 222–3. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
4. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 148–9. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 118–9. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
6. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. lxxii-lxxiii of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 22 October 2021.
7. Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 182–3. Retrieved 22 October 2021.