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Gaura Hardo, or just Gaura,[1] is a village in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It serves as the headquarters of Deenshah Gaura block, in the tehsil of Dalmau.[2] It is located 33 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters,[3] on the road from Dalmau to Salon.[1] As of 2011, Gaura Hardo has a population of 8,001 people, in 1,446 households.[2] It has five primary schools and one maternity and child welfare centre.[2]
Gaura Hardo has a bazar called Achalganj[1] and hosts markets twice per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.[4] Cloth and vegetables are the main items traded.[4] The village also hosts a Dussehra festival annually on Asvina Sudi 10 which draws thousands of attendees.[4] The festival involves a dramatic reenactment from the Ramayana and vendors bring cattle, earthenware pottery, cloth, hosiery, and toys to sell at the event.[4]
History
At the turn of the 20th century, in addition to the Achalganj bazar, Gaura Hardo had a post office and a school.[1] It was held by Bais taluqdars and the Dussehra fair was described as a small one at the time.[1] Its population as of 1901 was 2,501 people, including a Muslim minority of 123.[1]
The 1961 census recorded Gaura Hardo as comprising 20 hamlets, with a total population of 3,076 people (1,614 male and 1,462 female), in 636 households and 594 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 2,075 acres and it had a post office at that point.[4] Average attendance of the Dussehra festival was listed at 10,000 people, and attendance of the twice-weekly market was about 500.[4] It was then part of Jagatpur block.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Gaura Hardo as having a population of 4,350 people, in 896 households, and having an area of 839.72 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Government Press(1905)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory). Census 2011 India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1982)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1965)