Bahai, Raebareli

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Bahai
Bahāi
Village
Map showing Bahai (#875) in Lalganj CD block
Map showing Bahai (#875) in Lalganj CD block
Bahai is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bahai
Bahai
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°07′44″N 80°59′57″E / 26.12898°N 80.99907°E / 26.12898; 80.99907Coordinates: 26°07′44″N 80°59′57″E / 26.12898°N 80.99907°E / 26.12898; 80.99907[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total10.884 km2 (4.202 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total9,368
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Bahai is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 8 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters,[3] to the east of the road to Dalmau.[4] It is on high ground and is drained by two large streams that merge together further south before joining the Ganges.[4]

As of 2011, Bahai has a population of 9,368 people, in 1,615 households.[2] It has three primary schools and one veterinary hospital but no medical clinic for humans.[2] It hosts no regular or periodic markets.[2]

History[]

Bahai was one of the original s that made up the pargana of Dalmau, as designated in the early 1400s by of the Jaunpur Sultanate.[4]

At the turn of the 20th century, Bahai was described as a large village that was mostly significant for its size.[4] Its population in 1901 was 3,303 people, including a Muslim minority of 442.[4] It had previously been held by the Sayyid taluqdars of , but by this point had come under the Rana of Khajurgaon, except for 66 acres that were owned by a Brahmin zamindar.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Bahai as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 4,553 people (2,311 male and 2,242 female), in 869 households and 791 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 2,973 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Bahai as having a population of 6,129 people and an area of 1,203.13 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 288–306. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 156–7. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f 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. p. 157. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. lxxviii-lxxix of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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