Masirpur

Coordinates: 26°17′05″N 82°14′02″E / 26.284811°N 82.233918°E / 26.284811; 82.233918
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Masirpur
Masīrpur
Village
Map showing Masirpur (#195) in Jaisinghpur CD block
Map showing Masirpur (#195) in Jaisinghpur CD block
Masirpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Masirpur
Masirpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°17′05″N 82°14′02″E / 26.284811°N 82.233918°E / 26.284811; 82.233918[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionFaizabad division
DistrictSultanpur
Area
 • Total1.411 km2 (0.545 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total967
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Masirpur is a village in Jaisinghpur block of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 967 people, in 163 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Jaisinghpur.[3]

The 1951 census recorded Masirpur as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 349 people (185 male and 164 female), in 72 households and 69 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 346 acres.[4] 41 residents were literate, 38 male and 3 female.[4] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Baraunsa and the thana of Jaisinghpur.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Masirpur as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 388 people (197 male and 191 female), in 77 households and 75 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 347 acres.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Masirpur as having a population of 484 people, in 89 households, and having an area of 138.81 hectares.[6] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[6]

The 1991 census recorded Masirpur as having a total population of 698 people (353 male and 345 female), in 123 households and 120 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was listed as 138.81 hectares.[3] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 121, or 17% of the total; this group was 48% male (58) and 52% female (63).[3] Members of scheduled castes numbered 120, or 17% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[3] The literacy rate of the village was 53% (199 men and 109 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[3] 211 people were classified as main workers (180 men and 31 women), while 13 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 474 residents were non-workers.[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 166 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 22 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; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 5 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 15 in other services.[3]

References[edit]

  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 - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 362–94. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ 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, 214–7. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (49 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 150–1. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (44 - Sultanpur District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xcvi–xcvii. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 228–9. Retrieved 1 December 2021.