Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Akhaupur is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 18 km (11 mi) from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,338 people, in 258 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and it does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Tikwamau.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Akhaupur (as "Akhaopur") as comprising three hamlets, with a population of 529 people (276 male and 253 female), in 97 households and 97 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 438 acres (177 ha).[5] nine residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Akhaupur as comprising four hamlets, with a population of 651 people (312 male and 339 female), in 117 households and 110 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 438 acres (177 ha).[6]
The 1981 census recorded Akhaupur as having a population of 853 people, in 157 households, and having an area of 178.06 ha (440.0 acres).[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Akhaupur as having a population of 947 people (467 male and 480 female), in 176 households and 176 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 81 hectares (200 acres).[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 199q, or 21% of the total; this group was 57% male (113) and 43% female (86).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 26% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 35% (236 men and 96 women).[4] 216 people were classified as main workers (211 men and 5 women), while 136 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 595 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 186 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 16 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; no workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; one construction worker; five employed in trade and commerce; three employed in transport, storage, and communications; and five in other services.[4]
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