Bilahna
Bilahna | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Map showing Bilahna in Firozabad block | |
  Bilahna Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°06′02″N 78°25′11″E / 27.1005°N 78.4197°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Firozabad |
| Tehsil | Firozabad |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.427 km2 (0.937 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,842 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Bilahna (Bilahnā) is a village in Firozabad block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,842, in 624 households.
Geography
[edit]Bilahna is located southeast of Firozabad; it is connected to the city by a metalled rural road. There is a prominent irrigation tank on the northeast side of the village. The village of Jahangirpur is a short distance to the northeast; Nurpur is to the southeast, and Nasirpur is to the north.[2]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011, Bilahna had a population of 3,842, in 624 households.[1]: 126 This population was 53.75% male (2,065) and 46.25% female (1,777). The 0-6 age group numbered 729 (423 male and 306 female), making up 19.0% of the total population. 772 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 20.1% of the total.[3]: 110–1
The 1981 census recorded Bilahna (as "Bilahana") as having a population of 1,521 people (837 male and 684 female), in 304 households and 304 physical houses.[4]: 194–5
The 1961 census recorded Bilahna as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 1,083 people (572 male and 511 female), in 188 households and 154 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 600 acres and it had a medical practitioner at that point.[5]: xcvi
Culture
[edit]Bilahna holds an annual fair in April.[2]
Infrastructure
[edit]As of 2011, Bilahna had 1 primary schools and 1 veterinary hospital but no healthcare facilities for humans. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well/bore well; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub 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.[1]: 126–31
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b Survey of India (2005). Open Series Map No. G44A8 (Universal Transverse Mercator projection) (1st ed.). 1:50,000.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-B: Village & Town Directory, District Agra (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (22 - Agra District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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