Sikandarpur Sarausi is a community development block in Unnao tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It consists of 96 rural villages, with a total population of 185,779 people.[1]

Map of Sikandarpur Sarausi CD block

Historically, there was a pargana of Sarosi, which was created during the reign of Akbar in the 1500s.[2] The pargana was later renamed Sikandarpur after another one of its main villages; C.A. Elliott wrote in 1862 that the name change had "recently become habitual" then.[2]

The present block was inaugurated on 1 October 1961 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level.[3] It was one of two blocks in the district (the other being Safipur) that was selected for implementation of the applied nutrition programme.[3] Sikandarpur, the old pargana's namesake, was chosen as the block headquarters.[3]

Demographics

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As of 2011, Sikandarpur Sarausi CD block has a population of 185,779 people, in 36,202 households.[1] This population includes 98,687 males and 87,092 females.[1] The corresponding sex ratio of 883 females to every 1000 males is lower than the district rural average of 906.[1] About 14.4% of the block's population is in the 0-6 age group as of 2011.[1] The sex ratio of this group is 931, which is higher than the rural average of 923 for Unnao district.[1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 26.5% of the block's population, the lowest proportion among the district's 16 CD blocks, and members of Scheduled Tribes make up 0.02%.[1] The literacy rate of Sikandarpur Sarausi block is 61.9% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy is higher among men and boys (70.0%) than among women and girls (52.6%).[1] Among Scheduled Castes, the literacy rate is 55.2% — 63.6% among men and boys, and 45.7% among women and girls.[1] The 17.8% gender literacy gap among this group is the lowest among the blocks in Unnao district.[1]

In terms of employment, 24.9% of Sikandarpur Sarausi block residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 11.2%, and the remaining 63.9% were non-workers.[1] Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 52.9% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 17.0% of women.[1]

Agriculture is the predominant source of employment in Sikandarpur Sarausi block: 36.6% of the block's workers were cultivators who owned or leased their own land as of 2011, and a further 32.1% were agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages.[1] Another 3.8% were counted as household industry workers, and the remaining 27.5% were other workers.[1]

Villages

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Sikandarpur Sarausi CD block has the following 96 villages:[1]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Katri Salempur Bithur 13.6 0
Katri Maraunda Suchit 382.8 0
Marounda Suchit 568.2 2,810
Maraunda Majhwara 451.7 3,423
Saidapur 273.8 882
Pariyar 2,105 7,363
Katri Maraunda Mazhwara 598.6 1,140
Katri Pariyar 930.8 1,033
Bahraula 213.8 1,859
Katri Bahroula 212.5 929
Katri Rampur 94.9 0
Rampur 106.8 498
Atry 285 1,027
Barhali 158.9 571
Sadampur 85.9 1,212
Mubarakpur 38.3 378
Bilari Gozha 54 971
Mominpur 133.8 1,260
Faizpur Sadera 115 913
Bhadevna 827 5,941
Piyarepur 447.7 1,503
Bulandpur 191.1 1,688
Jagdeeshpur 389.8 1,836
Airabhadiyar 656.2 3,783
Nagwa 298.1 958
Parmani 384 1,304
Sathara 768.3 3,784
Amlona 30.2 491
Ishuniya 252.4 2,615
Damgadhi 90.5 812
Kanjaura 424.2 3,123
Bandakhera 460.3 3,071
Raukarna 1,077.2 8,705
Talib Nagar 141 259
Baunamau 318 3,890
Puranisf Pansari 768.6 4,692
Patiyara 205.5 992
Akbarpur Dabauli 270 2,382
Thana 901.4 7,423
Bhatvan 258.9 2,189
Sarosi 564.3 4,920
Sultanpur Grunt 145.9 676
Patari 972.3 8,330
Raje Pur 274.9 2,777
Dostinagar 325.7 3,236
Syed Abbas Pur 248.3 1,802
Sikander Pur 557.9 4,510
Arzhora Mau 167.6 942
Kanjaura 62.5 337
Hafeezabad 255.7 1,420
Chilaula 419.8 2,899
Sihura 592.8 1,022
Silauli Garhi 211.5 971
Gangauli 184.1 1,492
Kanikamau 185.4 860
Bhatpurwa 21.6 361
Lalupur 258.1 758
Katri Basdhana 578.6 0
Basdhana 245.1 1,564
Hajipur 450.1 2,162
Agehra 523.5 2,095
Rautapur 246.4 3,389
Katri Rautapur 335.4 0
Mirzapur 136.4 848
Katri Mirzapur 320.2 0
Sanni 344.5 1,965
Shankarpur Sarai 507.2 4,195
Pipri 210.3 1,594
Kanhawapur 126.8 313
Paharipur 117.9 0
Manbhauna 174.7 437
Hariherpur Gair Ehatmali 143.4 0
Khairaha Gair Ehatmali 62.7 0
Saraiya 137 1,167
Khairaha Ehatmali 119.2 656
Lakhmi Khera 104.1 343
Hariherpur Ehatmali 293 0
Netuwa 32.6 6,300
Mustafapur 71.4 628
Bani 166.2 2,190
Pindorwa 287 1,842
Behta 218.2 2,619
Dewara Kala 652.8 6,317
Dewara Khurd 169.2 1,030
Khatai 182.5 1,385
Khuwajgipur 826.7 7,619
Salempur 172.6 3,422
Chaura 282.3 2,445
Fatehullagnagar 78.8 1,531
Lohar Khera 86.7 536
Barbat 201.6 1,253
Akrampur 282.1 378
Singrausi 422 533

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 35–54, 262–79. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. p. 239-43. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Baghel, Amar Singh (1979). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao. Rampur: Government Press. pp. 150–2, 272–3. Retrieved 5 July 2021.