Kathwara
Kathwāra | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Kathwara (#221) in Harchandpur CD block | |
  Kathwara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°19′20″N 81°11′15″E / 26.322148°N 81.187475°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.134 km2 (1.982 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,115 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Kathwara is a village in Harchandpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 13 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters,[3] on the road to Lucknow, and on the left bank of the Baita river not far from its confluence with the Sai.[4] The railway passes by Kathwara, and the closest station is at Harchandpur.[4] As of 2011, the population of Kathwara is 5,115, in 921 households.[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]
History
At the turn of the 20th century, Kathwara was described as a large but otherwise unremarkable village consisting of three mahals.[4] Each mahal was held in single zamindari tenure, two by Sayyids and one by Sheikhs.[4] It had a small marketplace called Shamsherganj, which was not very busy, as well as a primary school.[4] Its population in 1901 was recorded as 2,622, including 1,031 Muslims.[4]
The 1961 census recorded Kathwara as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 2,095 people (1,123 male and 972 female), in 466 households and 439 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,276 acres.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Kathwara as having a population of 3,365 people, in 636 households, and having an area of 515.18 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]
References
- ↑ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Kankhara" here.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 168–84. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 80–1. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 184–5. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- 1 2 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xxxvi-xxxvii of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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