Gaimau

Coordinates: 26°25′41″N 81°40′10″E / 26.427998°N 81.669326°E / 26.427998; 81.669326
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Gaimau
Gāimau
Village
Map showing Gaimau (#168834) in Jagdishpur CD block
Map showing Gaimau (#168834) in Jagdishpur CD block
Gaimau is located in Uttar Pradesh
Gaimau
Gaimau
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°25′41″N 81°40′10″E / 26.427998°N 81.669326°E / 26.427998; 81.669326[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionFaizabad division
DistrictSultanpur
Area
 • Total2.556 km2 (0.987 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,617
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Gaimau is a village in Jagdishpur block of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 50 km from Sultanpur, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,617 people, in 255 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Harimau.[2]

The 1951 census recorded Gaimau (as "Gai Mau") as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 571 people (284 male and 287 female), in 124 households and 123 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 662 acres.[4] 28 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Jagdishpur and the thana of Jagdishpur.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Gaimau as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 694 people (301 male and 393 female), in 141 households and 135 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 661 acres.[5] Gaimau was part of Jamo block then.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Gaimau as having a population of 838 people, in 152 households, and having an area of 267.51 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Gaimau as having a total population of 1,051 people (556 male and 495 female), in 172 households and 171 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 267.51 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 208, or 20% of the total; this group was 51% male (106) and 49% female (102).[6] Members of scheduled castes numbered 78, or 7% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 16% (125 men and 13 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[6] 291 people were classified as main workers (274 men and 17 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 760 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 171 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 115 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; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 5 in other services.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 94–111. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 40–1. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 128–9. Retrieved 13 November 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b c Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xiv–xv. Retrieved 13 November 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 46–7. Retrieved 13 November 2021.