Gaimau

Gaimau is a village in Jagdishpur block of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 50 km from Sultanpur, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,617 people, in 255 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Harimau.[2]

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Village
Map showing Gaimau (#168834) in Jagdishpur CD block
Gaimau Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.427998°N 81.669326°E / 26.427998; 81.669326[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Faizabad division
District	Sultanpur
Area [2]
• Total	2.556 km2 (0.987 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,617
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

The 1951 census recorded Gaimau (as "Gai Mau") as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 571 people (284 male and 287 female), in 124 households and 123 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 662 acres.[4] 28 residents were literate, all male.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Jagdishpur and the thana of Jagdishpur.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Gaimau as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 694 people (301 male and 393 female), in 141 households and 135 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 661 acres.[5] Gaimau was part of Jamo block then.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Gaimau as having a population of 838 people, in 152 households, and having an area of 267.51 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Gaimau as having a total population of 1,051 people (556 male and 495 female), in 172 households and 171 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 267.51 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 208, or 20% of the total; this group was 51% male (106) and 49% female (102).[6] Members of scheduled castes numbered 78, or 7% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 16% (125 men and 13 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[6] 291 people were classified as main workers (274 men and 17 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 760 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 171 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 115 agricultural labourers (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; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 5 in other services.[6]