Aung () is a village in

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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. As of 2011, it had a total population of 7,356, in 1,240 households.

Geography

Aung is located about 10 km southeast of

Bhongaon Bhogaon or Bhongaon is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mainpuri district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Grand Trunk Road passes through Bhogaon and National Highway 92 originates from here. Demographics India census A census (f ...

. It features a local irrigation canal that brings water to the village's farms. According to the 2011 census, Aung has a total area of 1,262.9

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s, of which 1,069.4 were farmland, 93.5 were

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lands, and 87.1 were under non-agricultural use. 2.4 hectares were occupied by

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s, 0.8 were occupied by permanent

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s, 9.7 were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests could be found on village lands.

Culture

Aung hosts an annual fair in honour of

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during the month of

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. There are two old temples in the village that were described as a structure of “some antiquity” at the turn of the 20th century.

Demographics

As of 2011, Aung had a population of 7,356, in 1,240 households. This population was composed of 52.7% male (3,873) and 47.3% female (3,483). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,220 (641 male and 579 female), or 16.6% of the total population. 1,060 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 14.4% of the total. The 1981 census recorded Aung as having a population of 4,682 people, in 856 households. The 1961 census recorded Aung with a composition of 13 hamlets, and a total population of 3,914 people (2,093 male and 1,821 female), in 715 households and 471 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 3,182 acres and it had a post office at that point. As of 1901, Aung had 22 hamlets and a total population of exactly 3,000.

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Aung had 3 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well; 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