Tikwamau

Tikwamau is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 15 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,065 people, in 201 households.[2] It has 1 primary school and no healthcare facilities and it hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market.[2] It is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat which also includes 8 other villages.[4]

Tikwamau Tikwāmau, Tikwa Mau
Village
Map showing Tikwamau (#584) in Khiron CD block
Tikwamau Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.248513°N 80.98078°E / 26.248513; 80.98078[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.561 km2 (0.603 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,065
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tikwa Mau") as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 365 people (185 male and 180 female), in 60 households and 60 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 382 acres.[5] 72 residents were literate, 58 male and 14 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tekawamau") as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 429 people (202 male and 227 female), in 75 households and 70 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 382 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tikawamau") as having a population of 600 people, in 103 households, and having an area of 157.03 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Tikwamau (as "Tikwa Mau") as having a total population of 632 people (302 male and 330 female), in 104 households and 104 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 151 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 113, or 18% of the total; this group was 47% male (53) and 53% female (60).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 32% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 36% (119 men and 106 women).[4] 143 people were classified as main workers (140 men and 3 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 489 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 93 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 8 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.; 3 in mining and quarrying; 1 household industry worker; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 5 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 29 in other services.[4]