Nigohi, Raebareli

Nigohi is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 18 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 2,074 people, in 369 households.[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Tekari Dandu.[4]

Nigohi
Village
Map showing Nigohi (#315) in Dih CD block
Map showing Nigohi (#315) in Dih CD block
Nigohi is located in Uttar Pradesh
Nigohi
Nigohi
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.161141°N 81.376687°E / 26.161141; 81.376687[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
  Total2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total2,074
  Density750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

The 1951 census recorded Nigohi (as "Nighohi") as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 805 people (405 male and 400 female), in 179 households and 162 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 685 acres.[5] 36 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Parshadepur and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Nigohi as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 786 people (410 male and 376 female), in 185 households and 172 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 685 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Nigohi as having a population of 1,171 people, in 258 households, and having an area of 277.21 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Nigohi as having a total population of 1,387 people (731 male and 656 female), in 289 households and 270 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 275 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 236, or 17% of the total; this group was 51% male (120) and 49% female (116).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 28% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (319 men and 68 women).[4] 493 people were classified as main workers (434 men and 59 women), while 82 people were classified as marginal workers (11 men and 71 women); the remaining 812 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 316 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 86 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; 71 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 11 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 9 in other services.[4]

References

  1. "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 393–409. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 214–5. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 240–1. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 166–7. Retrieved 17 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 17 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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