Aung, Mainpuri
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Aung | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Aung Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°10′27″N 79°11′54″E / 27.17416°N 79.1983°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Bhongaon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.629 km2 (4.876 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,356 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 205262 |
Aung (Auṅg) is a village in Jagir block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it had a total population of 7,356, in 1,240 households.
Geography
[edit]Aung is located about 10 km southeast of Bhongaon. It features a local irrigation canal that brings water to the village's farms.[2]: 156
According to the 2011 census, Aung has a total area of 1,262.9 hectares, of which 1,069.4 were farmland, 93.5 were fallow lands, and 87.1 were under non-agricultural use. 2.4 hectares were occupied by orchards, 0.8 were occupied by permanent pastures, 9.7 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests could be found on village lands.[1]: 223
Culture
[edit]Aung hosts an annual fair in honour of Devi during the month of Chait. There are two old temples in the village that were described as a structure of “some antiquity” at the turn of the 20th century.[2]: 187
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011, Aung had a population of 7,356, in 1,240 households.[1]: 217 This population was composed of 52.7% male (3,873) and 47.3% female (3,483). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,220 (641 male and 579 female), or 16.6% of the total population. 1,060 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 14.4% of the total.[3]: 154–5
The 1981 census recorded Aung as having a population of 4,682 people, in 856 households.[4]: 176–7
The 1961 census recorded Aung with a composition of 13 hamlets, and a total population of 3,914 people (2,093 male and 1,821 female), in 715 households and 471 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 3,182 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]: cvi
As of 1901, Aung had 22 hamlets and a total population of exactly 3,000.[2]: 186
Infrastructure
[edit]As of 2011, Aung had 3 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all 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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