Chhatoh
Village
Map of Chhatoh CD block
Chhatoh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°09′48″N 81°31′06″E / 26.163419°N 81.518467°E / 26.163419; 81.518467[1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	6.067 km2 (2.342 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	3,999
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	229307[2]
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Chhatoh is a village and corresponding community development block in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 43 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, Chhatoh has a population of 3,999 people, in 749 households.^[2] It has 3 primary schools and one veterinary hospital but no healthcare facilities for humans.^[2] In addition to being the block headquarters, Chhatoh is also the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that includes 8 other villages.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Chhatoh as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 1,386 people (682 male and 704 female), in 343 households and 341 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 1,569 acres.^[5] 28 residents were literate, 26 male and 2 female.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Mustafabad.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Chhatoh as comprising 14 hamlets, with a total population of 1,569 people (770 male and 799 female), in 396 households and 359 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 1,569 acres and it had access to electricity at that point.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Chhatoh as having a population of 2,060 people, in 581 households, and having an area of 613.51 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Chhatoh as having a total population of 2,527 people (1,250 male and 1,277 female), in 556 households and 556 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 613 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 518, or 20.5% of the total; this group was 50% male (257) and 50% female (261).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 40.4% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (415 men and 63 women).^[4] 765 people were classified as main workers (662 men and 103 women), while 277 people were classified as marginal workers (3 men and 274 women); the remaining 1,485 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 574 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 149 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; 2 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 3 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 35 in other services.^[4]

Villages

Chhatoh CD block has the following 58 villages:^[2]

References