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Asoha

Coordinates: 26°35′08″N 80°50′07″E / 26.585593°N 80.83518°E / 26.585593; 80.83518
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Asoha
Asohā
Village
Map of Asoha CD block
Map of Asoha CD block
Asoha is located in Uttar Pradesh
Asoha
Asoha
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°35′08″N 80°50′07″E / 26.585593°N 80.83518°E / 26.585593; 80.83518[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictUnnao
Area
 • Total3.375 km2 (1.303 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3,709
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Asoha is a village in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located about 16 km north of Purwa, the tehsil headquarters, and 51 km east of Unnao, the district headquarters.[3] The main crops grown here are wheat, barley, gram, juwar, paddy, and pulses, and irrigation is provided by a canal as well as by tanks.[3] The soil here is mostly clay.[4] As of 2011, the population of Asoha is 3,709, in 856 households.[2]

Asoha is the headquarters of a community development block, which was first inaugurated on 1 July 1956 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level.[3] As of 2011, the block comprises 122 rural villages (including Asoha itself), with a total population of 153,798 people in 30,885 households.[2] Asoha is also the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat.[3]

History

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According to C.A. Elliott, the name "Asoha" is derived from that of Ashwatthama, the figure in the Mahabharata, who is said to have rested here for a time after the murder of Draupadi's children.[4] Asoha was historically the seat of a pargana, which is first attested during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century.[4] At the turn of the 20th century, Asoha had five temples, a police station, a cattle pound, and a primary school, as well as "unusually extensive" groves of mango and mahua trees.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Asoha as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 1,868 (981 male and 887 female), in 304 households and 286 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 861 acres.[5] It had a police force of 1 sub-inspector, 1 head constable, and 13 constables at the time.[5]

Culture

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A legendary figure named Astik is worshipped in Asoha.[3] He is said to have been born during the Dvapara Yuga period,[4] and that at the time of the great Sarpa Satra performed by Janamejaya, Astik received a boon from the serpent Takshak, who promised him that men bitten by snakes would recover if they took his name.[3]

Villages

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Asoha CD block has the following 122 villages:[2]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Kashi Pur 54.8 300
Datauli 125.5 735
Saharawan 894.5 6,211
Keona 149.4 890
Keoni 182 653
Jagdish Pur 144.7 276
Sahabad Grant 400.2 1,475
Beekamau 216.8 1,235
Narsingh Pur 118.6 769
Kantha 2,155.1 9,973
Ratawar 227.4 871
Surja Pur 151.9 1,195
Saraiya 198 1,013
Chaktaliya Bhur 32.9 0
Islam Nagar 114.6 523
Newada 79.7 566
Nimaicha 115.9 607
Sikri 205.7 488
Ajai Pur 88.3 376
Asoha (block headquarters) 337.5 3,709
Pathak Pur 459 3,054
Malla Khera 67.9 555
Gadhi Karmali 202.6 881
Goshain Khera 487.5 1,199
Kushli Khera 209.7 107
Harnam Khera 252.9 347
Ismail Pur 257.9 882
Barha 72.5 638
Gyanpur 140.2 892
Makdumpur 41.3 540
Gaddipur 63.7 33
Darheta Achli 88.5 814
Darheta Mahant 75.2 627
Lachhi Pur 160.6 1,037
Pahar Pur 164.6 1,269
Ograpur 209.9 1,597
Chilauli 217.8 1,165
Gumapur 170.8 946
Pardamanpur 63.5 305
Kilpur 70.1 366
Godwa 102.8 330
Dundiyathar 163.8 798
Bilaura 325.2 2,388
Majharia 142.5 1,096
Chaupai 533.6 2,548
Nim Tikar 163.3 1,227
Semri 352.6 1,980
Utraura 240.4 1,281
Jabrela 451.4 3,004
Karam Semau 87.1 0
Soho 64 1,675
Pahasa 378 1,355
Beru 140.4 975
Muktey Mau 406.9 969
Chhiyantikur 147.8 1,562
Kalu Khera 101 1,888
Bhawalia 228.1 2,177
Bhur Pahas 99.6 0
Rampur 330.6 1,432
Rawat Khera 71.2 394
Kanchanpur 270 1,793
Maliha Garha 228.1 1,216
Anwarpur 119.6 707
Sandoli 146.5 665
Sarwan 795.5 3,824
Baraoli 302.2 894
Terhwa Babhna 152.2 749
Sarwara 129.9 715
Bhao Mau 176.6 1,125
Samadha 856.9 3,681
Sheo Garh 76.8 712
Sikhaiya 200.5 1,157
Barwa Khurd 183.6 693
Bhat Purwa 147.7 961
Gilshah Mau 135.9 689
Shah Pur 475.5 2,342
Mubarkpur 119.5 818
Pipri 224.8 1,777
Darsawan 473.7 3,074
Daun 714.6 2,743
Asawar 510.1 3,080
Zorawar Ganj 514.2 2,553
Jhakwasa 93.3 1,065
Raipura 64.7 308
Rahimanpur Jagdishpur 283.8 714
Saidpur 142.4 750
Abhusha 170.9 1,070
Chhavinath Khera 66.7 403
Mohammdpur 101.8 720
Ajaipur 90.5 617
Talhauri 137.5 1,373
Karauli 251.9 811
Madarpur/Narainpur 246.6 1,254
Ratwsiyana Madarpur 203.4 1,033
Dharampur 266.9 762
Tilokpur 115.2 900
Bachhaura 312.2 1,802
Sariya 141 973
Mirri Khurd 166.2 589
Mirri Kalan 627.1 5,622
Raiker 63.5 448
Bhadin 395 2,212
Manika Pur 251.6 685
Maidpur 161.3 954
Kudikapur 241.8 657
Dhannipur 171.3 759
Dhaurhara 147.7 787
Ibrahimpur 114.6 370
Chaitra 232.1 1,449
Rashidpur 100.3 785
Turi Raja Sahib 144.2 586
Turichhabinath 116.8 594
Raipur 68.7 364
Behta 199.5 1,423
Sumbhari Khurd 243.4 787
Raqba 46.8 284
Mangat Khera 220.7 1,329
Majhkuriya 74.6 1,470
Atarsai 311.2 317
Baigaon 267.9 3,212
Bachhrauli 202.3 949
Kakauha 78 445

References

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  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Asoha" here.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 323–47. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Baghel, Amar Singh (1979). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao. Rampur: Government Press. pp. 150–2, 252. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 147–50. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 127, xcvi-xcvii of section "Purwa Tehsil". Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)