Nagla Salehi

Nagla Salehi (Devanagari: नगला सलेही Naglā Salehī), also called Nagaria, is a village in Ghiror block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Kanpur branch of the Lower Ganga Canal, and a major irrigation distributary branches off from the main canal here. As of 2011, Nagla Salehi has a population of 1,520, in 263 households.

Nagla Salehi
Village
Nagla Salehi is located in Uttar Pradesh
Nagla Salehi
Nagla Salehi
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27.29099°N 78.7744°E / 27.29099; 78.7744
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMainpuri
Area
[1]
 • Total4.455 km2 (1.720 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,520
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography

Nagla Salehi is located on the Kanpur branch of the Lower Ganga Canal. There is a lock on the canal at Nagla Salehi, as well as a bridge crossing over it. A prominent left-side distributary known as the Nagaria distributary (rajbaha) branches off from the main canal at Nagla Salehi; it irrigates crops over a wide area.[2]: 50–1 

Demographics

As of 2011, Nagla Salehi had a population of 1,520, in 263 households.[1]: 73  This population was 54.3% male (825) and 45.7% female (695). The 0-6 age group numbered 271 (151 male and 120 female), or 17.8% of the total population. 131 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 8.6% of the total.[3]: 64–5 

The 1981 census recorded Nagla Salehi (as "Nagla Salihi") as having a population of 951 people, in 163 households.[4]: 128–9 

The 1961 census recorded Nagla Salehi (as "Nagla Salai") as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 727 people (386 male and 341 female), in 128 households and 92 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,152 acres.[5]: lxxii 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Nagla Salehi had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for domestic and agricultural purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 73–8 

References
  1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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