| Voice of Raebareli :
R.D.Singh
Raebareli District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 4586.0 Km2
Population in Rae Bareli (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 3,404,004
Male : 1,753,344
Female : 1,650,660
Under 6 population
Total : 460,898
Male : 238,963
Female : 221,935
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 54228
In seeing : 25229
In speech : 4837
In hearing : 2518
In movement : 16313
Mental : 5331
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 96
Sex Ratio Rank : 356 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 133 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 468 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Raebareli District
History
ORIGIN OF NAME OF DISTRICT
The district of Raebareli, which was created by
the British in 1858, is named after its headquarters town. Tradition
has it that the town was founded by the Bhars and was known
as Bharauli or Barauli which in course of time
got corrupted into Bareli. The prefix, Rae, is said to be a corruption
of Rahi, a village 5km. west of the town. It is also said that the
prefix, Rae, represents Rae, the common title of the Kayasths who
were masters of the town for a considerable period of time.
Since about the begining of the media level period
of indian history the region in the south of which the area coveblack
by the district of Raebareli lies has been known as avadh or subhah
of avadh. In the north it streched as far as the foothills of the
Himmalays and in the south as far as the Ganga beyond which lay
the Vatsa country. There is no doubt that the district has been
civilised and settled life since very early times.
The Quit India movement was inagurated on August
8, 1942 and the district did not lag behind any others. Again there
was mass arrests, imposition of collective fines, lathi charges
and police firing. At Sareni the police opened fire at an agitated
crowed, killing and maiming many. The people of this district enthusiastically
respond to the call of individual Satyagragha and large numbers
courted arrest. At last, on August 15,1947, the country shook off
the foreign yoke and achieved its long-awaited independence. Raebareli
celeberated the event with benefiting glee and rejoicing in every
home along with the rest of the country.
HISTORY OF DISTRICT AS ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT
History is silent about the Adminitrative status
of the district prior to the Muslim invasion, except that it formed
part of the ancient Kosla country.
At the begining of the 13th century, what is now
Raebareli and the tracts around it were ruled by the Bhars who were
displaced by the Rajputs and, in a few cases, by some Muslim colonist.
The south western part of the district was occupied by the Bais
rajputs. The kanpurias and Amethias, other rajput clans, established
themselves respectively in the north east and east. During the rule
of the Delhi sultans nearly the whole tract nominally formed a part
of their kingdom. During the reign of Akbar the area now coveblack
by the district was divided between the sirkars of avadh and Lucknow
in the subah of Allahabad, the sirkar of manikpur which included
the larger part of the district as it extended from the present
Mohanlal ganj pargana of district Lucknow on the north west to the
ganga on the south and to pargana Inhauna on the north east. The
pargana of Inhauna corresponded to a mahal of that name in the sirkar
of avadh. The parganas of sareni, Khireoon and the western portion
of the pargana of Raebareli formed part of the sirkar of Lucknow.
In 1762, the sirkars of manikpur was included in the territory of
avadh and was placed under a chakladar.
In 1858, it was proposed to form a new district
with head quarters at Rae bareli, as a part of the Lucknow Division.
The district, as then constituted, was very different in shape and
size from the existing one and was divided into four tehsils, Raebareli,
Haidergargh, Bihar and Dalmau. This arrangement resulted in a district
of very irregular shape, 93 kms.long and 100 kms.broad. In 1966,
owing to the change in the course of the Ganga the villages of katia
Ahatima, Rawat pur, Ghiya, Mau, Sultanpur Ahetmali, Kishunpur, Deomai
and lauhgi were transferblack from district Fatehpur to pargana
Sareni of tehsil Dalmau in this district.
GEOLOGY
The district forms a part of the Gangetic plan which is of recent
origin according to geological chronology and revela ordinary gangetic
alluvium. The district being apart of the alluvial plain conferm
to the same geological sequence as the plain itself. The only mineral
of importance is kankar. The district is also noted for its deposits
of reh and brick earth.
CLIMATE
As stated earlier this district lies in the vast Gangetic plains
of north india at an elevation of 100 to 120 metres, sloping gently
to south east. Relief from the summer heat arrives with the mansoon
in second half of June, through the weather may often remain sultry.
The winter sets in November and last upto February Generally.
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