Basgawan

Basgawan Basgawān
Village
Map showing Basgawan (#568) in Khiron CD block
Basgawan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°18′15″N 81°00′39″E / 26.304144°N 81.010792°E / 26.304144; 81.010792[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	2.222 km2 (0.858 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	747
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Basgawan is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 13 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 747 people, in 142 households.^[2] It has 1 primary school, no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bhitargaon.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Basgawan as comprising 1 hamlet, with a population of 265 people (123 male and 142 female), in 51 households and 47 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 573 acres.^[5] 7 residents were literate, all male.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Basgawan as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 311 people (164 male and 147 female), in 91 households and 82 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 573 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Basgawan as having a population of 504 people, in 81 households, and having an area of 232.69 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Basgawan (as "Basigawan") as having a total population of 510 people (292 male and 218 female), in 89 households and 88 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 223 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 71, or 14% of the total; this group was 51% male (36) and 49% female (35).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 33.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 40% (158 men and 46 women).^[4] 149 people were classified as main workers (127 men and 22 women), while 97 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 264 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 124 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 14 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 6 in other services.^[4]