Asoha
Asoha Asohā | |
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Village | |
![]() Map of Asoha CD block | |
26°35′08″N 80°50′07″E / 26.585593°N 80.83518°E / 26.585593; 80.83518[1] | |
Country India | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Unnao |
Area [2] | |
• Total | 3.375 km2 (1.303 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 3,709 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Asoha is a village in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located about 16 km north of Purwa, the tehsil headquarters, and 51 km east of Unnao, the district headquarters.[3] The main crops grown here are wheat, barley, gram, juwar, paddy, and pulses, and irrigation is provided by a canal as well as by tanks.[3] The soil here is mostly clay.[4] As of 2011, the population of Asoha is 3,709, in 856 households.[2]
Asoha is the headquarters of a community development block, which was first inaugurated on 1 July 1956 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level.[3] As of 2011, the block comprises 122 rural villages (including Asoha itself), with a total population of 153,798 people in 30,885 households.[2] Asoha is also the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat.[3]
History
According to C.A. Elliott, the name "Asoha" is derived from that of Ashwatthama, the figure in the Mahabharata, who is said to have rested here for a time after the murder of Draupadi's children.[4] Asoha was historically the seat of a pargana, which is first attested during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century.[4] At the turn of the 20th century, Asoha had five temples, a police station, a cattle pound, and a primary school, as well as "unusually extensive" groves of mango and mahua trees.[4]
The 1961 census recorded Asoha as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 1,868 (981 male and 887 female), in 304 households and 286 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 861 acres.[5] It had a police force of 1 sub-inspector, 1 head constable, and 13 constables at the time.[5]
Culture
A legendary figure named Astik is worshipped in Asoha.[3] He is said to have been born during the Dvapara Yuga period,[4] and that at the time of the great Sarpa Satra performed by Janamejaya, Astik received a boon from the serpent Takshak, who promised him that men bitten by snakes would recover if they took his name.[3]
Villages
Asoha CD block has the following 122 villages:[2]
Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) |
---|---|---|
Kashi Pur | 54.8 | 300 |
Datauli | 125.5 | 735 |
Saharawan | 894.5 | 6,211 |
Keona | 149.4 | 890 |
Keoni | 182 | 653 |
Jagdish Pur | 144.7 | 276 |
Sahabad Grant | 400.2 | 1,475 |
Beekamau | 216.8 | 1,235 |
Narsingh Pur | 118.6 | 769 |
Kantha | 2,155.1 | 9,973 |
Ratawar | 227.4 | 871 |
Surja Pur | 151.9 | 1,195 |
Saraiya | 198 | 1,013 |
Chaktaliya Bhur | 32.9 | 0 |
Islam Nagar | 114.6 | 523 |
Newada | 79.7 | 566 |
Nimaicha | 115.9 | 607 |
Sikri | 205.7 | 488 |
Ajai Pur | 88.3 | 376 |
Asoha (block headquarters) | 337.5 | 3,709 |
Pathak Pur | 459 | 3,054 |
Malla Khera | 67.9 | 555 |
Gadhi Karmali | 202.6 | 881 |
Goshain Khera | 487.5 | 1,199 |
Kushli Khera | 209.7 | 107 |
Harnam Khera | 252.9 | 347 |
Ismail Pur | 257.9 | 882 |
Barha | 72.5 | 638 |
Gyanpur | 140.2 | 892 |
Makdumpur | 41.3 | 540 |
Gaddipur | 63.7 | 33 |
Darheta Achli | 88.5 | 814 |
Darheta Mahant | 75.2 | 627 |
Lachhi Pur | 160.6 | 1,037 |
Pahar Pur | 164.6 | 1,269 |
Ograpur | 209.9 | 1,597 |
Chilauli | 217.8 | 1,165 |
Gumapur | 170.8 | 946 |
Pardamanpur | 63.5 | 305 |
Kilpur | 70.1 | 366 |
Godwa | 102.8 | 330 |
Dundiyathar | 163.8 | 798 |
Bilaura | 325.2 | 2,388 |
Majharia | 142.5 | 1,096 |
Chaupai | 533.6 | 2,548 |
Nim Tikar | 163.3 | 1,227 |
Semri | 352.6 | 1,980 |
Utraura | 240.4 | 1,281 |
Jabrela | 451.4 | 3,004 |
Karam Semau | 87.1 | 0 |
Soho | 64 | 1,675 |
Pahasa | 378 | 1,355 |
Beru | 140.4 | 975 |
Muktey Mau | 406.9 | 969 |
Chhiyantikur | 147.8 | 1,562 |
Kalu Khera | 101 | 1,888 |
Bhawalia | 228.1 | 2,177 |
Bhur Pahas | 99.6 | 0 |
Rampur | 330.6 | 1,432 |
Rawat Khera | 71.2 | 394 |
Kanchanpur | 270 | 1,793 |
Maliha Garha | 228.1 | 1,216 |
Anwarpur | 119.6 | 707 |
Sandoli | 146.5 | 665 |
Sarwan | 795.5 | 3,824 |
Baraoli | 302.2 | 894 |
Terhwa Babhna | 152.2 | 749 |
Sarwara | 129.9 | 715 |
Bhao Mau | 176.6 | 1,125 |
Samadha | 856.9 | 3,681 |
Sheo Garh | 76.8 | 712 |
Sikhaiya | 200.5 | 1,157 |
Barwa Khurd | 183.6 | 693 |
Bhat Purwa | 147.7 | 961 |
Gilshah Mau | 135.9 | 689 |
Shah Pur | 475.5 | 2,342 |
Mubarkpur | 119.5 | 818 |
Pipri | 224.8 | 1,777 |
Darsawan | 473.7 | 3,074 |
Daun | 714.6 | 2,743 |
Asawar | 510.1 | 3,080 |
Zorawar Ganj | 514.2 | 2,553 |
Jhakwasa | 93.3 | 1,065 |
Raipura | 64.7 | 308 |
Rahimanpur Jagdishpur | 283.8 | 714 |
Saidpur | 142.4 | 750 |
Abhusha | 170.9 | 1,070 |
Chhavinath Khera | 66.7 | 403 |
Mohammdpur | 101.8 | 720 |
Ajaipur | 90.5 | 617 |
Talhauri | 137.5 | 1,373 |
Karauli | 251.9 | 811 |
Madarpur/Narainpur | 246.6 | 1,254 |
Ratwsiyana Madarpur | 203.4 | 1,033 |
Dharampur | 266.9 | 762 |
Tilokpur | 115.2 | 900 |
Bachhaura | 312.2 | 1,802 |
Sariya | 141 | 973 |
Mirri Khurd | 166.2 | 589 |
Mirri Kalan | 627.1 | 5,622 |
Raiker | 63.5 | 448 |
Bhadin | 395 | 2,212 |
Manika Pur | 251.6 | 685 |
Maidpur | 161.3 | 954 |
Kudikapur | 241.8 | 657 |
Dhannipur | 171.3 | 759 |
Dhaurhara | 147.7 | 787 |
Ibrahimpur | 114.6 | 370 |
Chaitra | 232.1 | 1,449 |
Rashidpur | 100.3 | 785 |
Turi Raja Sahib | 144.2 | 586 |
Turichhabinath | 116.8 | 594 |
Raipur | 68.7 | 364 |
Behta | 199.5 | 1,423 |
Sumbhari Khurd | 243.4 | 787 |
Raqba | 46.8 | 284 |
Mangat Khera | 220.7 | 1,329 |
Majhkuriya | 74.6 | 1,470 |
Atarsai | 311.2 | 317 |
Baigaon | 267.9 | 3,212 |
Bachhrauli | 202.3 | 949 |
Kakauha | 78 | 445 |
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Asoha" here.
- ^ a b c d e f "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 323–47. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Baghel, Amar Singh (1979). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao. Rampur: Government Press. pp. 150–2, 252. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 147–50. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 127, xcvi-xcvii of section "Purwa Tehsil". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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