Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Dahirapur is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 386 people, in 81 households.[2] It has a public school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Tikwamau.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Dahirapur as comprising one hamlet, with a population of 176 people (99 male and 77 female), in 35 households and 35 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 128 acres (52 ha).[5] Only 12 residents were literate, all of them male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Khiro.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Dahirapur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a population of 231 people (108 male and 126 female), in 40 households and 40 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 128 acres (52 ha).[6]
The 1981 census recorded Dahirapur as having a population of 326 people, in 53 households, and having an area of 52.61 ha (130.0 acres).[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Dahirapur as having a total population of 359 people (181 male and 178 female), in 57 households and 57 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 53 ha (130 acres).[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 62, or 17% of the total; this group was 45% male (28) and 55% female (34).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 17% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 77% ( 200 men and 81 women).[4] 147 people were classified as main workers (94 men and 53 women), while no people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 212 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 99 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 27 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); no workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; no in mining and quarrying; no household industry workers; six workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; no construction workers; one employed in trade and commerce; no employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 14 in other services.[4]
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