Taudhakpur

As per the 2011 census, Taudhakpur has a population of 833, in 163 households.[1] Males constitute 50.4% of the population whereas females 50.6%. The village has an average literacy rate of 70.43% which is higher than the average literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh which is 67.68%. 80% of male population are literate whereas the literacy rate of females are 60.78%. Child sex ratio of Taudhakpur is 1189 which is comparatively higher than the state as well as the national average. Hindi is majority spoken language of the village and agriculture is the main source of income.[7]

Taudhakpur is a mid-size village located in Lalganj tehsil (sub-district) of Raebareli district in Uttar Pradesh. The village falls under Sareni, a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[8] The total area of Taudhakpur is around 63 hectares with average elevation 118m (387 ft).[7]

In July 2018, Taudhakpur was declared India's first smart village. SmartGaon Development Foundation, led by Rajnish Bajpai and Yogesh Sahu, and with the initiative from village pradhan Kartikay Shankar Bajpai,[9] deployed their first project to completely digitize the infrastructure of Taudhakpur.[10] After the completion of the project by SmartGaon, Taudhakpur village built 242 toilets in 2 days, which was a record in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from many essential technological equipment, close circuit cameras, public address systems, street lights, regular health check-up events, continuous power supply and WiFi zone was installed.[11] With help of SmartGaon App, smart farming practice was introduced to the population of Taudhakpur. The development of the village was also acknowledged by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.[12]