Sikandarpur Sarausi is a community development block in Unnao tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It consists of 96 rural villages, with a total population of 185,779 people.
Historically, there was a pargana of Sarosi, which was created during the reign of Akbar in the 1500s. The pargana was later renamed Sikandarpur after another one of its main villages; C.A. Elliott wrote in 1862 that the name change had "recently become habitual" then.
The present block was inaugurated on 1 October 1961 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level. It was one of two blocks in the district (the other being Safipur) that was selected for implementation of the applied nutrition programme. Sikandarpur, the old pargana's namesake, was chosen as the block headquarters.
Demographics As of 2011, Sikandarpur Sarausi CD block has a population of 185,779 people, in 36,202 households. This population includes 98,687 males and 87,092 females. The corresponding sex ratio of 883 females to every 1000 males is lower than the district rural average of 906. About 14.4% of the block's population is in the 0-6 age group as of 2011. The sex ratio of this group is 931, which is higher than the rural average of 923 for Unnao district. Members of Scheduled Castes make up 26.5% of the block's population, the lowest proportion among the district's 16 CD blocks, and members of Scheduled Tribes make up 0.02%. The literacy rate of Sikandarpur Sarausi block is 61.9% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy is higher among men and boys (70.0%) than among women and girls (52.6%). Among Scheduled Castes, the literacy rate is 55.2% — 63.6% among men and boys, and 45.7% among women and girls. The 17.8% gender literacy gap among this group is the lowest among the blocks in Unnao district.
In terms of employment, 24.9% of Sikandarpur Sarausi block residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011. Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 11.2%, and the remaining 63.9% were non-workers. Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 52.9% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 17.0% of women.
Agriculture is the predominant source of employment in Sikandarpur Sarausi block: 36.6% of the block's workers were cultivators who owned or leased their own land as of 2011, and a further 32.1% were agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. Another 3.8% were counted as household industry workers, and the remaining 27.5% were other workers.
Villages Sikandarpur Sarausi CD block has the following 96 villages:
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Katri Salempur Bithur 13.6 0 Katri Maraunda Suchit 382.8 0 Marounda Suchit 568.2 2,810 Maraunda Majhwara 451.7 3,423 Saidapur 273.8 882 Pariyar 2,105 7,363 Katri Maraunda Mazhwara 598.6 1,140 Katri Pariyar 930.8 1,033 Bahraula 213.8 1,859 Katri Bahroula 212.5 929 Katri Rampur 94.9 0 Rampur 106.8 498 Atry 285 1,027 Barhali 158.9 571 Sadampur 85.9 1,212 Mubarakpur 38.3 378 Bilari Gozha 54 971 Mominpur 133.8 1,260 Faizpur Sadera 115 913 Bhadevna 827 5,941 Piyarepur 447.7 1,503 Bulandpur 191.1 1,688 Jagdeeshpur 389.8 1,836 Airabhadiyar 656.2 3,783 Nagwa 298.1 958 Parmani 384 1,304 Sathara 768.3 3,784 Amlona 30.2 491 Ishuniya 252.4 2,615 Damgadhi 90.5 812 Kanjaura 424.2 3,123 Bandakhera 460.3 3,071 Raukarna 1,077.2 8,705 Talib Nagar 141 259 Baunamau 318 3,890 Puranisf Pansari 768.6 4,692 Patiyara 205.5 992 Akbarpur Dabauli 270 2,382 Thana 901.4 7,423 Bhatvan 258.9 2,189 Sarosi 564.3 4,920 Sultanpur Grunt 145.9 676 Patari 972.3 8,330 Raje Pur 274.9 2,777 Dostinagar 325.7 3,236 Syed Abbas Pur 248.3 1,802 Sikander Pur 557.9 4,510 Arzhora Mau 167.6 942 Kanjaura 62.5 337 Hafeezabad 255.7 1,420 Chilaula 419.8 2,899 Sihura 592.8 1,022 Silauli Garhi 211.5 971 Gangauli 184.1 1,492 Kanikamau 185.4 860 Bhatpurwa 21.6 361 Lalupur 258.1 758 Katri Basdhana 578.6 0 Basdhana 245.1 1,564 Hajipur 450.1 2,162 Agehra 523.5 2,095 Rautapur 246.4 3,389 Katri Rautapur 335.4 0 Mirzapur 136.4 848 Katri Mirzapur 320.2 0 Sanni 344.5 1,965 Shankarpur Sarai 507.2 4,195 Pipri 210.3 1,594 Kanhawapur 126.8 313 Paharipur 117.9 0 Manbhauna 174.7 437 Hariherpur Gair Ehatmali 143.4 0 Khairaha Gair Ehatmali 62.7 0 Saraiya 137 1,167 Khairaha Ehatmali 119.2 656 Lakhmi Khera 104.1 343 Hariherpur Ehatmali 293 0 Netuwa 32.6 6,300 Mustafapur 71.4 628 Bani 166.2 2,190 Pindorwa 287 1,842 Behta 218.2 2,619 Dewara Kala 652.8 6,317 Dewara Khurd 169.2 1,030 Khatai 182.5 1,385 Khuwajgipur 826.7 7,619 Salempur 172.6 3,422 Chaura 282.3 2,445 Fatehullagnagar 78.8 1,531 Lohar Khera 86.7 536 Barbat 201.6 1,253 Akrampur 282.1 378 Singrausi 422 533
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