Sareni, Uttar Pradesh
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Sareni is a village and corresponding
community development block In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). T ...
in Lalganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district,
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
,
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. Historically the seat of a
pargana Pargana or parganah, also spelt pergunnah, equivalent to Mohallah as a subunit of Subah (Suba), was a type of former administrative division in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and British Colonial empire ...
, it is located 18 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters, on the road to Daundia Khera in
Unnao district Unnao district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in central India. The city of Unnao is the district headquarters. The district is part of Lucknow Division. As of the 2011 census, Unnao district has a population of 3,108,367, making it th ...
. As of 2011, Sareni has a population of 4,819 people, in 792 households. It has 3 primary schools and no healthcare facilities Subedar major Babu Singh native of Bahadurpur making keen effort in development of local society like cleaners schools Prathmik Swasthya Kendra . It serves as the headquarters of a
nyaya panchayat A Nyaya panchayat () is a system of dispute resolution at the village level in the panchayati raj system of India. Current movements in India Legislation to formalize these bodies and bring them within the ambit of organised justice in India ...
which also includes 10 other villages.


History

Sareni was supposedly first founded by a member of the Bais clan named Sarang Sah. It was first made headquarters of a
pargana Pargana or parganah, also spelt pergunnah, equivalent to Mohallah as a subunit of Subah (Suba), was a type of former administrative division in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and British Colonial empire ...
and
tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
during the reign of
Saadat Ali Khan There are two Saadat Ali Khans in history of Awadh, who have been Nawab of Awadh: * Saadat Ali Khan I (b. c. 1680 – d. 1739) * Saadat Ali Khan II Yameen-ud Daula Saadat Ali Khan II Bahadur (bf. 1752 – c. 11 July 1814) was the sixth Naw ...
(which one is not specified in the source). Previously, the pargana had been part of four different ''mahal''s: Kahanjara, Nisgar, Deorakh, and Tara Singhaur. At the turn of the 20th century, Sareni had a police station, a post office, a cattle pound, and a large primary school. It was held in
taluqdar Taluqdars or Talukdar (, Hindustani: /; '' taluq'' "estate" + '' dar '' "owner"), were aristocrats who formed the ruling class during the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate, Mughal Empire and British Raj. They were owners of a vast amount of l ...
i tenure by the Rana of
Khajurgaon Khajurgaon is a village in Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh, Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the bank of the Ganges, 12 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of ...
, as part of the
Murarmau Murarmau is a village in Sareni, Uttar Pradesh, Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 21 km from Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh, Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters. Murarmau historically served as the seat of the lar ...
estate. The population in 1901 was 1,458, including a Muslim minority of 202. The 1951 census recorded Sareni as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 1,466 people (779 male and 687 female), in 281 households and 149 245 houses. The area of the village was given as 1,197
acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ...
s. 153 residents were literate, 147 male and 6 female. The village was listed as belonging to the
pargana Pargana or parganah, also spelt pergunnah, equivalent to Mohallah as a subunit of Subah (Suba), was a type of former administrative division in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and British Colonial empire ...
of Sareni and the
thana Thana means " station" or "place" in South Asian countries. The word ''thana'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''sthana'' or "sthanak", meaning "place" or "stand", which was anglicized as ''thana'' by the British. * Thanas of Bangladesh, forme ...
of Sareni. The 1961 census recorded Sareni as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 1,883 people (955 male and 928 female), in 334 households and 290 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,197
acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ...
s and it had a medical practitioner and post office at that point. It also had the following small industrial establishments: 1
grain mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separate ...
, 1 maker of clothing, 2 makers of wooden products not further classified, and 1 maker of
jewellery Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, ring (jewellery), rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the ...
or precious metal items. The village's police staff consisted of 2 sub-inspectors, 1 head constable, and 14 constables. The 1981 census recorded Sareni as having a population of 2,575 people, in 414 households, and having an area of 457.70
hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, square metres (), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. ...
s. The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice. The
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recorded Sareni as having a total population of 3,419 people (1,777 male and 1,642 female), in 583 households and 583 physical houses. The area of the village was listed as 458 hectares. Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 707, or 21% of the total; this group was 56% male (396) and 44% female (311). Members of scheduled castes made up 19% 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 40% (950 men and 406 women). 919 people were classified as main workers (786 men and 133 women), while 2 people were classified as marginal workers (both women); the remaining 2,498 residents were non-workers. The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 280 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 253 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 2 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 38 household industry workers; 66 workers employed in other
manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...
, processing, service, and repair roles; 4
construction worker A construction worker is a person employed in the physical construction of the built environment and its infrastructure. Definitions By some definitions, construction workers may be engaged in manual labour as unskilled or semi-skilled workers ...
s; 133 employed in trade and commerce; 9 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 134 in other services.


Villages

Sareni CD block has the following 160 villages:


References

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