Dhanabhad

Dhanabhad Dhanābhād
Village
Map showing Dhanabhad (#817) in Lalganj CD block
26°11′52″N 80°57′30″E / 26.197715°N 80.958231°E / 26.197715; 80.958231[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	2.553 km2 (0.986 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,007
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Dhanabhad is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 3 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 2,007 people, in 325 households.^[2] It has 1 primary school, no healthcare facilities, permanent market or weekly haat.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Mubarakpur.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Dhanabhad (as "Dhanbhad") as comprising 5 hamlets, with a population of 651 people (331 male and 320 female), in 126 households and 112 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 633 acres.^[5] 58 residents were literate, 48 male and 10 female.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Dalmau.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Dhanabhad (as "Dhanabad") as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 759 people (379 male and 380 female), in 131 households and 129 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 633 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Dhanabhad as having a population of 969 people, in 183 households, and having an area of 255.36 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Dhanabhad (as "Dhana Bhad") as having a total population of 1,299 people (672 male and 627 female), in 219 households and 219 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 255 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 250, or 19% of the total; this group was 53% male (132) and 47% female (118).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 47% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 39% (378 men and 129 women).^[4] 476 people were classified as main workers (345 men and 131 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 823 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 245 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 140 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; 3 household industry workers; 5 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 7 construction workers; 12 employed in trade and commerce; 10 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 54 in other services.^[4]

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