Sauj
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Sauj | |
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Village | |
  Sauj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°01′23″N 79°08′38″E / 27.02309°N 79.14399°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Karhal |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.916 km2 (7.690 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7,957 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Sauj (Sauj) is a village in Karhal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. An old village going back at least as far as the late 1500s, Sauj was historically the seat of a pargana until 1840. It occupies a very large area and consists of many distinct hamlets besides the main site. As of 2011, Sauj has a population of 7,957, in 1,318 households.
There is a large jhil close to the village.[2]: 251
As of 2011, Sauj covers an area of 1,991.6 hectares, of which 1,033.6 were currently farmland. 310.8 hectares were classified as cultivable wasteland, and another 3 were used as orchards; 0 hectares were used as pastures. 448 hectares were under non-agricultural use, and 14.7 were covered by forest.[1]: 149, 155
History
Sauj is an old village built atop a khera (archaeological mound) with remains of an old fortress. It is mentioned in the Ain-i Akbari (c. 1595) as a mahal under sarkar Kannauj.[2]: 158, 251 It was listed with an assessed revenue of 1,200,000 dams and was expected to supply 3,000 infantry and 200 cavalry to the Mughal army.[3]: 185
Sauj remained the seat of a pargana until 1840, when it was broken up. Its 42 villages were reassigned to other parganas: 25 went to Mainpuri and 17, including Sauj itself, went to Karhal. At the turn of the 20th century, Sauj was described as a large and very dispersed village consisting of 26 different hamlets. It had a halqabandi school, and the old fort's ruins were still visible. The village's population as of 1901 was 2,797.[2]: 251