Sikandarpur, Sikandarpur Sarausi
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Sikandarpur is a village in Sikandarpur Sarausi block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] Located 10 km northwest of the city of Unnao,[1] near the Barkota lake,[3] it serves as the block headquarters as well as the seat of a nyaya panchayat.[1] It is also the namesake of a historical pargana.[1] The main crops in Sikandarpur are wheat, barley, gram, juwar, and paddy, and irrigation is largely done by wells.[1] It has a post office and a veterinary hospital.[1] As of 2011, its population is 4,510, in 752 households.[2]
History
Sikandarpur was originally called Burhanpur, but the name was changed in 1297 by Sikandar Khan, an agent of Ala-ud-Din Khilji. It later lent its name to a pargana, previously named after the neighbouring village of Sarosi; C.A. Elliott wrote in 1862 that the name change had "recently become habitual" at the time.[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Sikandarpur was described as one of the main villages in its namesake pargana.[3] It had a lower primary school and a temple to Mahadeo, and its population as of 1901 was 1,727, including a Muslim minority of 263.[3] Brahmins were the most numerous caste at the time.[3]
Sikandarpur Today
This village today comprises a tempo stand called Sikandarpur Tempo Stand alongside a fresh vegetable and fruit market called Sikandarpur Bazaar, which settles every wednesday and saturday. Two government schools, a hospital, three mosques and many temples are its very landscapes.The area of the village is mainly divided in six parts or settlements namely Katra (market part), Awasthiane (Awasthi-majority part), Musalmanyani (Muslim-majority part), Shuklayan (Shukla-majority part) Ahirane (Yadav-Majority part) and Ramnagariya (Pal- majority part). To its very near are three type of fields for farmers- 1.the Bagiya of Shuklayan and Ahirane and Ramnagariya(शुक्लयान, अहिराने और रामनगरिया की बगिया), 2.the Terrain of Barkota jheel(बरकोटा झील की तराई)and 3.the Uncha land(ऊंचा ज़मीन).
References
- ^ a b c d e f Baghel, Amar Singh (1979). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao. Rampur: Government Press. pp. 272–3. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 262–79. Retrieved 5 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. 239–43. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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