Barnahal (Barnāhal) is a village and corresponding community development block in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Historically the seat of a pargana, Barnahal hosts a market twice per week. As of 2011, it had a population of 10,203, in 1,732 households.
Barnahal | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 27°04′36″N 78°50′21″E / 27.07654°N 78.83916°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Mainpuri |
Tehsil | Karhal |
Area | |
• Total | 6.358 km2 (2.455 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,203 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 205261 |
Geography
editBarnahal is located about 32 km south of Mainpuri, the district headquarters, and 16 km west of Karhal, the tehsil headquarters.[2]: 188
According to the 2011 census, Barnahal has a total area of 635.8 hectares, of which 527 were farmland and 47.8 were under non-agricultural use. 2.6 hectares were occupied by orchards, 1.3 by pastures, 4.3 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 10.6 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests existed on village lands.[1]: 130
History
editBarnahal was historically the seat of a pargana under the Karhal tehsil, which had previously been known as Bibamau and before that Dehli-Jakhan (the "Dehli" refers to Dehuli, a village about 6 km south of Mainpuri). At the turn of the century, Barnahal was described as having a population of 2,461; besides the main village site, there were also 5 smaller hamlets counted as part of this total. At this point, the village had a post office, a halqabandi school, and a cattle pound, and it held markets twice weekly. The zamindar at that point was the Raja of Tirwa.[2]: 188
Demographics
editAs of 2011, Barnahal had a population of 10,203, in 1,732 households.[1]: 124 This population was 53.4% male (5,455) and 46.6% female (4,758). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,474 (771 male and 703 female), or 14.4% of the total population. 1,424 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 14.0% of the total.[3]: 100–1
The 1961 census recorded Barnahal as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 3,570 people (1,712 male and 1,858 female), in 698 households and 560 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,571 acres and it had a post office at that point.[4]: lii
Economy
editBarnahal hosts a grain market twice per week, on Mondays and Fridays.[4]: 159 There is a bank as well as an agricultural credit society.[1]: 128
Infrastructure
editAs of 2011, Barnahal had 6 primary schools and 1 medical clinic. Drinking water was provided by well and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office, as well as at least some access to electricity for all purposes. There was no public library. Streets were made of a mix of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 124–9
List of villages under Barnahal block
editThe following 89 villages are counted as part of Barnahal CD block:[1]: 122–3
- Abdulnabipur
- Agrapur
- Ahmadpur
- Ajampur
- Alamgirpur
- Alampur Deha
- Amahasan Nagar
- Andupur
- Aspura
- Aurangabad
- Bahsi
- Balpura
- Bamtapur
- Bangawan
- Barnahal (block headquarters)
- Bhagwatipur
- Bhidaura
- Bhurapur
- Binepur
- Birthua
- Chandikara
- Daloopur
- Dariyapur
- Dehuli
- Dhakpura
- Dharampur
- Garhia Jainpur
- Gaundai
- Goliyapur
- Gopiyapur
- Gotpur
- Hajipur Nera
- Hajipur Samari
- Hakimpur
- Ikahra
- Ismailpur
- Jagannathpur
- Jaitpur
- Kalanderpur
- Kalashpur
- Kanikpur Khijarpur
- Kanikpur Sada
- Karukhera
- Kasoli
- Katholi
- Kesopur
- Kharaua
- Khera Mahan
- Kherendesh Nagar
- Khushalpur
- Kumheri
- Lakhan Mau
- Longpur
- Marahamai
- Masarpur
- Mithepur
- Mohanpur
- Mugalpur
- Muhabbatpur Labhuya
- Nagla Bhai Khan
- Nagla Mandhata
- Nagla Niwhara
- Nagla Sahab
- Nawa Urf Teda
- Nitawali
- Normai
- Pahadpur
- Pairar Shahpur
- Parasrampur
- Phulapur
- Prahladpur
- Rahmatullaapur
- Rasulpur
- Rerapur
- Saiyadpur Kahari
- Saiyadpur Pran
- Sajawarpur
- Sajhajipur
- Sarai Mugalpur
- Saringa Nasirpur
- Shahjadpur
- Shahjahanpur
- Shukrullapur
- Sondra
- Sothara
- Sunupur
- Terkara Daulatpur
- Tulsipur
- Urthan
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b Neave, E. R., ed. (1929). 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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