Itaura Buzurg
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
26°00′11″N 81°18′05″E / 26.002953°N 81.301328°E / 26.002953; 81.301328[1]
India (2011)[2]
Itaura Buzurg is a village in Rohaniya block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] One of the largest villages in the historical pargana of Salon,[3] it is located 28 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters,[4] near the point where the road to Allahabad intersects the one leading from Fursatganj to the Gukana ghat.[3] As of 2011, Itaura Buzurg has a population of 13,851 people, in 2,469 households.[2] It has 6 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]
History
At the turn of the 20th century, Itaura Buzurg was described as a very large village consisting of many dispersed hamlets.[3] It was divided into 19 mahals, which were held in single and joint zamindari tenure by some of the Kanhpurias of Nain.[3] A large battle had taken place at Itaura Buzurg in 1245 AH between the Raja of Tiloi and Rai Jagannath Bahadur, which was won by the latter and resulted in his retention of the village.[3] The population as of 1901 was 3,896 people.[3] There was an aided school with 137 students around that time, and there was also the adjoining marketplace called Babuganj, which held markets twice a week.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Itaura Buzurg as comprising 30 hamlets, with a total population of 5,503 people (2,810 male and 2,693 female), in 1,194 households and 1,182 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 5,158 acres.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Itaura Buzurg as having a population of 7,619 people, in 1,756 households.[4] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[4]
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Itaura Ruzuro" here.
- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 365–74. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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. 180, 217. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 228–9. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cxvi-cxvii of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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