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Dih, also spelled Deeh, is a desert and corresponding
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in
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tehsil of Rae Bareli district,
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,
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. It is located 22 km from
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, the district headquarters, near the point where the road to Parshadepur intersects the road leading from
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to the Gukana ghat. The Sai river acts as a vein, bringing water to Dih. As of 2011, Dih has a population of 12,110 people, in 2,186 households. It has three primary schools and no healthcare facilities, as well as a post office, a library, and an
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centre. It is the headquarters of a
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, which also includes 8 other villages. Dih hosts a large
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festival on
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, involving a dramatic reenactment of the
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. It also hosts markets twice per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Major items sold include cloth, grain, gur, ornaments, and vegetables.


History

Dih is named after the old deserted site to the north of the present village, but the old site's history is generally unknown. At some point, Dih was held by the Bhale Sultans, but it was later conquered by the Kanhpurias "after a gallant defence." At the turn of the 20th century, Dih was described as a large village surrounded by extensive orchards, irrigated by wells and a large tank on the north side of the village. The village lands were mostly held by the
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of Tikari, except for one small
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which was held by
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landlords and another, Bairagipur, which was revenue-free. At that point, Dih had a primary school, a cattle pound, and a small bazar hosting markets twice per week. The Ramlila fair was noted as having a large attendance at the time. A village bank was established in June 1901. As of the census that year, Dih had a population of 3,489 people, and
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s were the main cultivating caste. The 1951 census recorded Dih as comprising 25 hamlets, with a total population of 4,067 people (2,103 male and 1,964 female), in 886 households and 829 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,505
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s. 275 residents were literate, 266 male and 9 female. The village was listed as belonging to the
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of Parshadepur and the
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of Nasirabad. The 1961 census recorded Dih (as "Deeh") as comprising 17 hamlets, with a total population of 4,011 people (2,083 male and 1,928 female), in 899 households and 866 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,503
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s and it had a post office at that point. Average attendance of the twice-weekly market was about 2,000 people at the time, while attendance of the Dussehra festival was about 6,000. The 1981 census recorded Dih (as "Deeh") as having a population of 6,571 people, in 1,735 households, and having an area of 1,013.77
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s. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice. The
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recorded Dih (as "Deeh") as having a total population of 8,393 people (4,443 male and 3,950 female), in 1,601 households and 1,601 physical houses. The area of the village was listed as 985 hectares. Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 1,798, or 21% of the total; this group was 51% male (958) and 49% female (840). Members of scheduled castes made up 43% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. The
literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...
of the village was 28% (1,788 men and 561 women). 2,965 people were classified as main workers (2,245 men and 720 women), while 365 people were classified as marginal workers (26 men and 339 women); the remaining 5,063 residents were non-workers. The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 1,307 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 1,041 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 19 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 9 household industry workers; 89 workers employed in other
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, processing, service, and repair roles; 50
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s; 223 employed in trade and commerce; 13 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 214 in other services.


Villages

Dih CD block has the following 71 villages:


References

{{Raebareli district Villages in Raebareli district Community development blocks in India