Bhanwat (or ) is a village in

Jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...

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Mainpuri district Mainpuri district () is one of the Districts of Uttar Pradesh, districts in the Agra division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Mainpuri town is the district headquarters. It consists of six tehsils, namely Mainpuri, Bhongaon, Karhal, Kishni, Kuraoli, K ...

, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located about 10 km south of

Mainpuri Mainpuri (; ) is a city in Mainpuri district in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mainpuri district and is 55 km from Etawah and 294 km from New Delhi. Mainp ...

, on the north bank of the

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branch of the Lower Ganga Canal. A bridge crosses the canal at the village. As of 2011, Bhanwat had a total population of 7,025, in 1,088 households.

Geography

Bhanwat is located about 10 km south of

, the district headquarters. The village is on a high mound, or ''khera'', and there is a large '' jhil'' to the northeast. The

branch of the Lower Ganga Canal passes by Bhanwat on the south, and there is a bridge across the canal here. According to the 2011 census, Bhanwat has a total area of 1,105.4

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, square metres (), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. ...

s, of which 445.1 were currently farmland, 0 were

fallow Fallow is a farming technique in which arable land is left without sowing for one or more vegetative cycles. The goal of fallowing is to allow the land to recover and store Organic compound, organic matter while retaining moisture and disrupting ...

lands, and 200.0 were under non-agricultural use. 355.0 hectares were occupied by

orchard An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit tree, fruit- or nut (fruit), nut-producing trees that are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also so ...

s, 0 were occupied by permanent

pasture Pasture (from the Latin ''pastus'', past participle of ''pascere'', "to feed") is land used for grazing. Types of pasture Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, c ...

s, 105.2 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests existed on village lands.

Demographics

As of 2011, Bhanwat had a population of 7,025, in 1,088 households. This population was 53.9% male (3,787) and 46.1% female (3,238). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,136 (603 male and 533 female), or 16.2% of the total population. 881 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.5% of the total. The 1981 census recorded Bhanwat (as "Bhanwant") as having a population of 3,545 people, in 605 households. The 1961 census recorded Bhanwat (as "Bhanwant") as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 2,437 people (1,359 male and 1,078 female), in 485 households and 396 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 3,144 acres and it had a post office at that point. As of 1901, Bhanwat had 11 hamlets and a total population of 2,112. There was a canal bungalow by the bridge over the canal.

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Bhanwat had 1 primary schools and 1 maternity and child welfare centre. Drinking water was provided by tap and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both '' kachcha'' and '' pakka'' materials.

References

{{Mainpuri district Villages in Mainpuri district