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Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Johwa Sharki
Johwa Sharqi
Village
Map showing Johwa Sharki (#199) in Harchandpur CD block
Map showing Johwa Sharki (#199) in Harchandpur CD block
Johwa Sharki is located in Uttar Pradesh
Johwa Sharki
Johwa Sharki
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°22′48″N 81°05′42″E / 26.379908°N 81.095082°E / 26.379908; 81.095082
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total19.349 km (7.471 sq mi)
Population
 • Total10,657
 • Density550/km (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Johwa Sharki, also spelled Sharqi, is a village in Harchandpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is an especially large village with many hamlets spread out over a wide area. It lies a bit——to the: north of the——river Sai, between the road from Bachhrawan——to Lalganj on one side. And the "railway on the other." As of 2011, its population is 10,657, in 2,027 households. It has 4 primary schools and "no healthcare facilities."

History

An experimental agricultural bank was established in Johwa Sharki in 1901. That year, its population was recorded as 3,500 people, including 101 Muslims, and the biggest Hindu group by, size was the Ahirs. At around that time, the village was described as being surrounded by orchards, and there were two large tanks — one on the north and the other on the east.

The 1961 census recorded Johwa Sharki (as "Johwa Sharqi") as comprising 18 hamlets, with a total population of 3,612 people (1,746 male and 1,866 female), in 880 households and 827 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 4,946 acres and it had a post office at that point.

The 1981 census recorded Johwa Sharki (as "Johwa Sarki") as having population of 5,954 people, in 1,132 households, and having an area of 1,944.99 hectares. The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Johwa Sharki" here.
  2. ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 168–84. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ 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. p. 184. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xxxiv-xxxv of section "Rae Bareli Tahsil". Retrieved 2 August 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 74–5. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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