Didaur

Coordinates: 26°14′37″N 81°10′28″E / 26.243702°N 81.17456°E / 26.243702; 81.17456
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Didaur
Dedaur
Village
Map showing Dedaur (#402) in Sataon CD block
Map showing Dedaur (#402) in Sataon CD block
Didaur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Didaur
Didaur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°14′37″N 81°10′28″E / 26.243702°N 81.17456°E / 26.243702; 81.17456[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total4,781
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-33

Didaur, also spelled Dedaur, is a village in Sataon block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 8 km from Raebareli[3] on the road to Unnao, just east of the intersection with the road to Lalganj.[4] It is near the right bank of the Sai river.[4] As of 2011, Didaur has a population of 4,781 people, in 900 households.[2] The village hosts two annual festivals: one is the Badhwapur-ka-Mela, which is dedicated to the worship of Nag Devta and is held on Bhadra Sudi 5, and the other is the Jhurhapur-ka-Mela, which is dedicated to worship of Rama and falls on Phalguna Sudi 8.[5]

History[edit]

At the turn of the 20th century, Didaur was described as a large but otherwise unremarkable village, held in taluqdari tenure by the Raja of Birsinghpur as part of the Simarpaha estate.[4] The population in 1901 was 2,224, more than half of whom were Kurmis, and there was an aided school in the village.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Didaur (as "Dedaur") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 2,125 people (1,119 male and 1,006 female), in 512 households and 496 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 2,475 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.[5] It also had one grain mill, one small miscellaneous food processing establishment, and one manufacturer/repairer of items not assignable to any group.[5] Average attendance of the Badhwapur-ka-Mela and Jhurhapur-ka-Mela festivals was about 400 people each then.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Didaur (as "Dedaur") as having a population of 3,406 people, in 609 households, and having an area of 1,012.96 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Didaur" here.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 202–18. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 102–3. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 172–3. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 168–9, xl-xli of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil", cxxii, cxxv–cxxvi. Retrieved 9 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)