Lakhapur, Raebareli

Lakhapur is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 32 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Lakhapur has a population of 2,490 people, in 426 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Chhatoh.[4]

Lakhapur
Village
Map showing Lakhapur (#398) in Chhatoh CD block
Lakhapur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.194243°N 81.496958°E / 26.194243; 81.496958[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	2.324 km2 (0.897 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,490
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Lakhapur as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 748 people (405 male and 343 female), in 169 households and 156 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 794 acres.[5] 26 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Lakhapur as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 920 people (469 male and 451 female), in 163 households and 163 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 615 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Lakhapur as having a population of 1,233 people, in 327 households, and having an area of 248.88 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Lakhapur as having a total population of 1,480 people (723 male and 757 female), in 306 households and 295 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 232 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 290, or 19.6% of the total; this group was 44% male (128) and 56% female (162).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 45.7% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 16% (200 men and 37 women).[4] 490 people were classified as main workers (396 men and 99 women), while 262 people were classified as marginal workers (18 men and 244 women); the remaining 725 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 275 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 179 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 2 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 2 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 10 employed in trade and commerce; 3 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 22 in other services.[4]