Manchhana
Manchhana | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Manchhana Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′24″N 79°03′45″E / 27.19002°N 79.06246°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Bhongaon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.381 km2 (4.394 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,201 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Manchhana (Mañchhanā) is a village in Jagir block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. It was once a taluqa headquarters. As of 2011, it had a total population of 6,201, in 1,082 households.
Geography
[edit]Manchhana is located about 6 km southeast of Mainpuri on the road leading to Saman. The village lands include several subsidiary hamlets and completely surround the separate village of Nagla Soti.[2]: 238
According to the 2011 census, Manchhana has a total area of 1,138.1 hectares, of which 799.6 were currently farmland, 0.2 were fallow lands, and 69.8 were under non-agricultural use. 268.5 hectares were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests, orchards, or permanent pastures existed on village lands.[1]: 223
History
[edit]Manchhana was historically the seat of a separate taluqa, which by the turn of the 20th century had been redistributed between Mainpuri and Bhongaon.[2]: 238
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011, Manchhana had a population of 6,201, in 1,082 households.[1]: 217 This population was 53.4% male (3,309) and 46.6% female (2,892). The 0-6 age group numbered 994 (545 male and 449 female), or 16.0% of the total population. 2,626 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 42.3% of the total.[3]: 154–5
The 1981 census recorded Manchhana as having a population of 3,868 people, in 715 households.[4]: 172–3
The 1961 census recorded Manchhana as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 2,804 people (1,517 male and 1,287 female), in 561 households and 358 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,780 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.[5]: civ
As of 1901, Manchhana had 7 subsidiary hamlets and a total population of exactly 2,161; it had a school at that point..[2]: 238
Infrastructure
[edit]As of 2011, Manchhana had 2 primary schools; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 217–22
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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