Ashrafpur, Chhatoh
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Ashrafpur | |
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Village | |
 Map showing Ashrafpur (#381) in Chhatoh CD block | |
  Ashrafpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′46″N 81°32′29″E / 26.212713°N 81.541434°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.125 km2 (1.979 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 4,918 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 229307[2] |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Ashrafpur is a village in the Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 5 km from Jais, the nearest town.[3] As of 2011, Ashrafpur has a population of 4,918 people, in 807 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.[2] Ashrafpur is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that also includes 5 other villages.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Ashrafpur as comprising 12 hamlets, with a total population of 1,535 people (791 male and 744 female), in 342 households and 342 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,328 acres.[5] 38 residents were literate, 37 male and 1 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5] As of 1951, Ashrafpur had a primary school with 55 students.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Ashrafpur as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 1,882 people (947 male and 935 female), in 409 households and 379 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,328 acres and it had access to electricity at that point.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Ashrafpur as having a population of 2,439 people, in 604 households, and an area of 537.42 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Ashrafpur as having a total population of 2,919 people (1,503 male and 1,416 female), in 620 households and 620 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 511 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 607, or 20.8% of the total; this group was 52% male (313) and 48% female (294).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 37.7% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 16% (374 men and 84 women).[4] 968 people were classified as main workers (764 men and 204 women), while 17 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 1,934 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 708 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 196 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; 1 household industry worker; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 5 construction workers; 16 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 32 in other services.[4]