Rasulpur is a village in Rohaniya block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. One of the largest villages in the historical pargana of Salon, it is located 48 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 7,671 people, in 1,379 households. It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.
The 1961 census recorded Rasulpur as comprising 18 hamlets, with a total population of 3,089 people (1,498 male and 1,591 female), in 724 households and 707 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 3,342 acres and it had electricity and a post office at that point.
The 1981 census recorded Rasulpur (as "Rasoolpur") as having a population of 4,059 people, in 1,103 households, and having an area of 725.60 hectares. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.
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Name: Syed Mohammad Askari (also rendered as Syed Mohhmad Askari). Estate: Salempur Beherwar (modern village Salimpur Baherwar / Salimpur Baharwar), Unchahar tehsil, Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh. Scale claimed: Held 63 villages. Revenue / location notes: Revenue associated with Rasoolpur (Rasulpur); described as linked to the largest village in the area known in connection with Waqf Imambada Syed Mustafa Hussain, Rasoolpur, Rohaniya block, Rae Bareli. Present-day context: Salimpur Baherwar is a revenue village in Unchahar tehsil / Rohaniya block (Census 2011 population ~1,232). Rasoolpur (Rasulpur) is a larger village in the same Rohaniya block (2011 population ~7,671) and historically one of the bigger settlements in the old Salon pargana area. An Imambada / Waqf property associated with Syed Mustafa exists in Rasoolpur, Raebareli.