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Kasmandi Kalan is a village in Malihabad block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is located 27 km away from central Lucknow,[2] a short distance to the north of the Behta River.[3] The village lands include two settlements,[4] Kasmandi Kalan proper in the north and the hamlet of Hafiznagar to the south.[3] Historically known as a Muslim centre,[3] Kasmandi Kalan is renowned for its mango orchards (Aam ke Bag) and is surrounded by mango trees all around.Template:Citation needed Some mango groves here are very old, dating back to the time of the Nawabs of Awadh.[5]
As of 2011, Kasmandi Kalan has a population of 6,005 people, in 1,079 households.[1] It has all facilities like water supply (limited hours), petrol pumps and a railway station nearly 6 kilometers away. Like the other villages it too has its governing head, a Pradhan, who is elected every five years.
History
Kasmandi Kalan is said to be named after one Raja Kans, who was defeated and killed by Sayed Salar Masood Ghazi.[3] Tombs said to belong to some of Salar Masud's companions are found around the village, with three of the most important being those of the Sayyids Salar/Commander Hashim, Qasim and Shahabuddin.[3] At the turn of the 20th century, Kasmandi Kalan hosted a small market once per week and had a post office and a "flourishing" school.[3] The school had previously had an affiliated girls' school, but by then the girls' school had closed down.[3] Its population as of the 1901 census was 2,008, including 780 Muslims.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Kasmandi Kalan as consisting of 2 hamlets, with a total population of 2,338 (1,202 male and 1,136 female), in 471 households and 414 physical houses.[4] The village lands were given as covering 1,401 acres.[4] The village market, held twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays and centred around trade in cloth and handloom, had an average attendance of 800 people at the time.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Kasmandi Kalan as having a population of 4,483 people, in 842 households, and covering an area of 883.46 hectares.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory). Census 2011 India. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Lucknow{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1982)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Lucknow - A Gazetteer{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Government Press(1904)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (38 - Lucknow District){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1965)
- ↑ Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity: Good practices for in situ and on-farm conservation{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2016). ISBN 978-1-317-63622-9