Dokanha

Dokanha Dukanha, Dokanaha
Village
Map showing Dokanha (#576) in Khiron CD block
26°16′11″N 80°56′30″E / 26.2697°N 80.9416°E / 26.2697; 80.9416[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	5.341 km2 (2.062 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	4,009
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Dokanha is a village in Khiron block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 17 km (11 mi) from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 4,009 people, in 727 households.^[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities and it hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Tikwamau.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Dokanha (as "Dukanha") as comprising six hamlets, with a population of 1,414 people (778 male and 636 female), in 187 households and 248 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was 1,325 acres (536 ha).^[5] 50 residents were literate, all male.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Khiron and the thana of Gurbakshganj.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Dokanha (as "Dukanha") as comprising six hamlets, with a total population of 1,657 people (823 male and 834 female), in 305 households and 270 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 1,325 acres (536 ha).^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Dokanha (as "Dukanha") as having a population of 2,272 people, in 428 households, and having an area of 535.81 ha (1,324.0 acres).^[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Dokanha (as "Dokanaha") as having a total population of 2,677 people (1,306 male and 1,371 female), in 476 households and 475 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 534 ha (1,320 acres).^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 729, or 27% of the total; this group was 61% male (444) and 39% female (285).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 34% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 25% (529 men and 152 women).^[4] 766 people were classified as main workers (618 men and 148 women), while 207 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 1,704 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 516 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 156 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); two workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; one in mining and quarrying; 17 household industry workers; no workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; no construction workers; nine employed in trade and commerce; five employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 60 in other services.^[4]

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