Chandemau

Chandemau Chāndemau
Village
Map showing Chandemau (#570) in Khiron CD block
26°17′45″N 81°00′06″E / 26.295872°N 81.001612°E / 26.295872; 81.001612[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.719 km2 (0.664 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,135
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Chandemau is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 18 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,135 people, in 230 households.^[2] The village has 1 primary school, but no formal healthcare facilities, weekly haat or permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhitargaon.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Chandemau (as "Chande Mau") as comprising 5 hamlets, with a population of 327 people (181 male and 146 female), in 58 households and 68 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 444 acres.^[5] 4 residents were literate, all male.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Chandemau as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 385 people (214 male and 171 female), in 76 households and 66 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 444 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Chandemau (as "Chandeymau") as having a population of 640 people, in 132 households, and having an area of 173.60 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Chandemau (as "Chande Mau") as having a total population of 749 people (371 male and 378 female), in 134 households and 134 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 172 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 179, or 24% of the total; this group was 58% male (104) and 42% female (75).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 31% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 17% (91 men and 39 women).^[4] 324 people were classified as main workers (158 men and 166 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 425 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 260 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 63 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; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 1 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 0 in other services.^[4]

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