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Arsahni

Coordinates: 26°10′16″N 81°52′42″E / 26.171002°N 81.878209°E / 26.171002; 81.878209
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Arsahni
Village
Map showing Arsahni (#480) in Bhetua CD block
Map showing Arsahni (#480) in Bhetua CD block
Arsahni is located in Uttar Pradesh
Arsahni
Arsahni
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°10′16″N 81°52′42″E / 26.171002°N 81.878209°E / 26.171002; 81.878209[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAyodhya
DistrictAmethi
Area
 • Total1.455 km2 (0.562 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,438
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Arsahni is a village in Bhetua block of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,438 people, in 213 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhetua.[3]

The 1951 census recorded Arsahni as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 305 people (156 male and 149 female), in 63 households and 58 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 367 acres.[4] 19 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Raipur.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Arsahni as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 319 people (171 male and 148 female), in 65 households and 51 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 367 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Arsahni as having a population of 435 people, in 75 households, and having an area of 154.19 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]

The 1991 census recorded Arsahni as having a total population of 631 people (324 male and 307 female), in 96 households and 96 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 145.00 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 103, or 16% of the total; this group was 48% male (49) and 52% female (54).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 109, or 17% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 49% (191 men and 68 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 108 people were classified as main workers (105 men and 3 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 523 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 88 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 8 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; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 2 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 9 in other services.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 226–42. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 138–9. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 94–5. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. l–li. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 106–7. Retrieved 25 December 2021.