Chak Gajraj

Chak Gajraj is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 11 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 429 people, in 68 households.[2] It has 1 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 Semari.[4]

Chak Gajraj Chak Gajrāj
Village
Map showing Chak Gajraj (#600) in Khiron CD block
Chak Gajraj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.261881°N 81.876687°E / 26.261881; 81.876687[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	0.197 km2 (0.076 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	429
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Chak Gajraj as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 154 people (75 male and 79 female), in 70 households and 63 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 49 acres.[5] 5 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Chak Gajraj as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 192 people (101 male and 91 female), in 38 households and 32 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 49 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Chak Gajraj as having a population of 240 people, in 39 households, and having an area of 19.82 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Chak Gajraj as having a total population of 288 people (143 male and 145 female), in 48 households and 48 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 20 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 50, or 17% of the total; this group was 58% male (29) and 42% female (21).[4] No members of scheduled castes or scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 41% (85 men and 33 women).[4] 77 people were classified as main workers (all men), while 68 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 143 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 73 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 1 agricultural labourer (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.[4]