Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Barawan is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 9 km from Salon, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Barawan has a population of 1,391 people, in 270 households.[2] It has one primary school but no healthcare facilities.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bara.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Barawan as comprising 5 hamlets, with a population of 522 people (269 male and 253 female), in 127 households and 112 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 702 acres.[5] 8 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Salon.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Barawan as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 620 people (322 male and 298 female), in 128 households and 112 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 702 acres.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Barawan as having a population of 837 people, in 188 households, and having an area of 290.56 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Barawan as having a total population of 946 people (488 male and 458 female), in 204 households and 204 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 240 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 192, or 20.3% of the total; this group was 52% male (99) and 48% female (93).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 21.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 19% (146 men and 31 women).[4] 325 people were classified as main workers (250 men and 75 women), while 192 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 429 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 102 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 213 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 3 in other services.[4]
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