Baramai
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Baramai (Bāṛāmaī) is a village in Firozabad block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. It is located southeast of Firozabad, close to the town of Makkhanpur to the northeast. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,238, in 218 households.
Geography
Baramai is located southeast of Firozabad, close to the tehsil boundary with Shikohabad. The town of Makkhanpur is about 2 km to the northeast. The hamlet of Nagla Daru is located a short distance to the west of Baramai, while to the northwest are the close-together Nagla Kharagjit and Nagla Bhaosingh. Farther away to the south is the hamlet of Natpura, and to the southwest is the village of Kharsoli.[2]
Demographics
As of 2011, Baramai had a population of 1,238, in 218 households.[1]: 126 This population was 53.8% male (666) and 46.2% female (572). The 0–6 age group numbered 224 (126 male and 98 female), making up 18.1% of the total population. 274 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 22.1% of the total.[3]: 116–7
The 1981 census recorded Baramai as having a population of 600 people (321 male and 279 female), in 102 households and 102 physical houses.[4]: 194–5
The 1961 census recorded Baramai as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 377 people (202 male and 175 female), in 47 households and 45 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 521 acres.[5]: xcvi
Infrastructure
As of 2011, Baramai had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap, hand pump, and tube well/bore well; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural (but not commercial) purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 126–31