Tejgaon is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 14 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 4,431 people, in 738 households.[2] It has one primary school and one medical clinic, and hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Malkegaon.[4]

Tejgaon
Tejgāon
Village
Map showing Tejgaon (#750) in Sareni CD block
Map showing Tejgaon (#750) in Sareni CD block
Tejgaon is located in Uttar Pradesh
Tejgaon
Tejgaon
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°06′28″N 80°51′14″E / 26.107661°N 80.853853°E / 26.107661; 80.853853[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total
4.808 km2 (1.856 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
4,431
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

The 1951 census recorded Tejgaon as comprising 9 hamlets, with a population of 1,508 people (715 male and 793 female), in 236 households and 203 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,310 acres.[5] 100 residents were literate, 80 male and 20 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Tejgaon as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 1,764 people (892 male and 872 female), in 278 households and 232 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,310 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Tejgaon as having a population of 2,358 people, in 394 households, and having an area of 480.78 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Tejgaon as having a total population of 2,937 people (1,532 male and 1,405 female), in 511 households and 508 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 481 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 552, or 19% of the total; this group was 54% male (300) and 46% female (252).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 34% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 41% (896 men and 299 women).[4] 831 people were classified as main workers (648 men and 183 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 2,106 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 391 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 272 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 7 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 1 in mining and quarrying; 5 household industry workers; 21 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 23 employed in trade and commerce; 6 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 103 in other services.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 262–87. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 146–7. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 178–9. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 120–1. Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. lxxiv-lxxv of section "Dalmau Tahsil". Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)