Brahmani, Raebareli
Brahmani is a village in Bahadurpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It includes the important bazar and railway station of Fursatganj.[3] Fursatganj holds markets twice per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, where grain, vegetables, and cloth are the main items of trade.[4] The place also hosts a large Dussehra festival annually on Asvina Sudi 15.[4]
Brahmani | |
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Village | |
.png.webp) Map showing Brahmani (#154) in Bahadurpur CD block | |
  Brahmani Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.254893°N 81.400106°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,163 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 229308[2] |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
As of 2011, the total population of Brahmani is 6,163, in 1,087 households.[2] It has 6 primary schools and 1 medical clinic.[2] The main staple foods are wheat and juwar.[5]
History
Brahmani was historically part of the taluqdari estate belonging to the Rajas of Tiloi.[3] Its commercial importance grew with the opening of the railway station at Fursatganj.[3] At the turn of the 20th century, it also had a small school and a post office.[3] The population in 1901 was 1,690, including a large number of Ahirs and Banias.[3]
An aerodrome was constructed at Fursatganj in 1941–42.[4]
The 1961 census recorded Brahmani (here spelled "Barhmani") as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 1,928 people (980 male and 948 female), in 425 households and 423 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 1,381 acres.[4] Average attendance of the Fursatganj biweekly market was about 3,000 people, and average of the annual Dussehra festival was about 9,000.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Brahmani (again as "Barhmani") as having a population of 3,238 people, in 506 households, and having an area of 560.09 hectares.[5]
See also
References
- Search for "Brahmani" here https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 159–67. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- 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. 173–4. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 156, 170–1, 176, xcviii-xcix of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 196–7. Retrieved 31 July 2021.