Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Chak Nizam is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 8 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, its population was 806 people, in 137 households.[2] It has one primary school, no medical facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhaon.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Chak Nizam as comprising 3 hamlets, with a population of 176 people (94 male and 82 female), in 36 households and 33 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was 495 acres.[5] 3 residents were literate, 2 male and 1 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rae Bareli South and the thana of Jagatpur.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Chak Nizam as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 208 people (102 male and 106 female), in 45 households and 45 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 495 acres.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Chak Nizam as having a population of 362 people, in 63 households, and having an area of 184.95 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Chak Nizam as having a total population of 474 people (240 male and 234 female), in 76 households and 76 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 185 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 118, or 25% of the total; this group was 48% male (57) and 52% female (61).[4] Members of scheduled castes numbered 205, or 43% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (88 men and 2 women).[4] 185 people were classified as main workers (125 men and 60 women), while 32 people were classified as marginal workers (2 men and 30 women); the remaining 257 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 135 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 30 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 5 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.[4]
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