Sarh, Mainpuri

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Sarh
Village
Sarh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.9921°N 79.05896°E / 26.9921; 79.05896
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Karhal
Area [1]
• Total	5.204 km^2 (2.009 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,735
• Density	330/km^2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Sarh (Saṛh) is a village in Karhal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,735, in 314 households.

Geography

Sarh is located 8 km from Karhal, the tehsil headquarters.[2] There is a prominent jhil here.[3]: 213 

History

At the turn of the 20th century, Sarh belonged to the zamindari estate of the Raja of Partabnair.[3]: 214 

Demographics

As of 2011, Sarh had a population of 1,735, in 314 households.[1]: 149  This population was 54.9% male (953) and 45.1% female (782). The 0-6 age group numbered 240 (134 male and 106 female), or 13.8% of the total population. 296 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 17.1% of the total.[4]: 118–9 

The 1981 census recorded Sarh as having a population of 1,237 people, in 213 households.[2]

The 1961 census recorded Sarh as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 866 people (490 male and 376 female), in 133 households and 102 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,286 acres.[5]: lx 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Makiyani had 1 primary school; it did not have any kind of healthcare facility. Drinking water was provided by well, hand pump, and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a public library but no post office; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 149–54 

References

1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. pp. 116–7. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
3. Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
4. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
5. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.