Shahmau

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shahmau
Shāhmau
Village
Map showing Shahmau (#142) in Tiloi CD block
Map showing Shahmau (#142) in Tiloi CD block
Shahmau is located in Uttar Pradesh
Shahmau
Shahmau
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°18′56″N 81°30′53″E / 26.315492°N 81.514807°E / 26.315492; 81.514807Coordinates: 26°18′56″N 81°30′53″E / 26.315492°N 81.514807°E / 26.315492; 81.514807[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
[2]
 • Total1.444 km2 (0.558 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,647
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
229308[2]
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Shahmau is a village in Tiloi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 32 km (20 mi) from Raebareli, the district headquarters,[3] on the road from Mohanganj to Jais.[4] Historically, Shahmau was the seat of a taluqdari estate held by a branch of the Kanhpuria Rajputs; the taluqdars bore the hereditary title of Raja.[4] As of 2011, its population is 1,647, in 286 households.[2]

Shahmau hosts a large Ramlila festival annually on Dussehra, involving a dramatic reenactment of the Ramayana.[5] Vendors bring cloth, metal utensils, earthenware pottery, toys, and bangles to sell at the fair.[5]

History[]

Shahmau was historically the seat of a taluqdari estate held by a branch of the Kanhpuria Rajputs.[4] It was formed by a partition of the Tiloi estate between the sons of Kandhe Rai.[4] The older son, Udebhan (who died sometime between 1670 and 1680), received Tiloi, while the younger son, Gulab Sah, received Shahmau.[4] The reason for the establishment of the Shahmau branch had something to do with Udebhan's weak leadership.[4] For four generations, though, the Shahmau branch remained relatively weak and essentially existed in subjection to the rajas of Tiloi.[4]

However, when the renowned Tiloi raja Balbhaddar Singh died in battle, his widow named the fifth-generation descendant of Gulab Sah, Chhatardhari Singh, as heir to the Tiloi throne.[4] Most of the Kanhpurias did not accept Chhatardhari Singh's claim, instead nominating Shankar Singh of Asni, and a 15-year-long war of succession followed.[4] The eventual outcome was the consolidation of the Shahmau estate and the creation of a second title of Raja for its holder.[4] Chhatardhari Singh's second son later went on to establish the separate estate.[4]

At the turn of the 20th century, Shahmau was described as a small village (its population in 1901 was 671) that was dominated by the raja's house and its grounds.[4] It had an aided school and a bazar, known as Sukhmangalganj.[4] The village lands were divided between the Raja of Shahmau and the other Kanhpuria taluqdars of Tikari and .[4]

The 1961 census recorded Shahmau as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 564 people (284 male and 280 female), in 127 households and 126 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 364 acres and it had a post office at the time.[5] Average attendance of the annual Ramlila festival was then about 25,000.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Shahmau as having a population of 757 people, in 160 households, and having an area of 146.50 hectares.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Search for "Shahmau" here https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ 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. 142–58. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 62–3. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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. 82, 85, 224. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 – Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 166–7, xxvi-xvii of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
Retrieved from ""