Pahremau is a village in

Amawan Amawan is a village and corresponding community development block in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It historically was the seat of a taluqdari estate held by a Pathan family and eventually split into two shares. As of 2011, its popul ...

block of Rae Bareli district,

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. Located 5 km from Maharajganj on the road to Nigohan, it is an old Muslim centre that historically served as the headquarters of a

taluqdar Taluqdars or Talukdar (, Hindustani: /; '' taluq'' "estate" + '' dar '' "owner"), were aristocrats who formed the ruling class during the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate, Mughal Empire and British Raj. They were owners of a vast amount of l ...

i estate. As of 2011, its population is 3,165, in 577 households. It has 3 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.

History

The

s of Pahremau were a family of

Niyazi Pathan Niyazi Zulfugar oghlu Taghizade Hajibeyov (; 20 August 1912 – 2 August 1984) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani conductor and composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1982). Early life Niyazi was born on August 20, ...

s that shared a common ancestry with the taluqdars of

. The two branches were originally split between the brothers Qadirdad Khan and Sher Zaman Khan, with Qadirdad Khan receiving Pahremau. He was succeeded by his only son, Najib Khan, who died in 1855, and the Pahremau estate was then split between his four sons. At the turn of the 20th century, Pahremau was described as an old village that was "compactly built on a large mound." Its population as of 1901 was 1,164, a majority of whom were Muslims. The 1961 census recorded Pahremau (as "Paharemau") as comprising 14 hamlets, with a total population of 1,202 people (625 male and 577 female), in 268 households and 245 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 983

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s. The 1981 census recorded Pahremau as having a population of 1,575 people, in 315 households, and having an area of 678.28

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. The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.

References

{{Raebareli district Villages in Raebareli district Former zamindari estates in Uttar Pradesh