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Johwa Sharki, also spelled Sharqi, is a village in Harchandpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is an especially large village with many hamlets spread out over a wide area.[2] It lies a bit to the north of the river Sai, between the road from Bachhrawan to Lalganj on one side and the railway on the other.[2] As of 2011, its population is 10,657, in 2,027 households.[1] It has 4 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[1]
History
An experimental agricultural bank was established in Johwa Sharki in 1901.[2] That year, its population was recorded as 3,500 people, including 101 Muslims, and the biggest Hindu group by size was the Ahirs.[2] At around that time, the village was described as being surrounded by orchards, and there were two large tanks — one on the north and the other on the east.[2]
The 1961 census recorded Johwa Sharki (as "Johwa Sharqi") as comprising 18 hamlets, with a total population of 3,612 people (1,746 male and 1,866 female), in 880 households and 827 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 4,946 acres and it had a post office at that point.[3]
The 1981 census recorded Johwa Sharki (as "Johwa Sarki") as having a population of 5,954 people, in 1,132 households, and having an area of 1,944.99 hectares.[4] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory). Census 2011 India. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Government Press(1905)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1965)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1982)