Asoha


Asoha is a village in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located about 16 km north of Purwa, the tehsil headquarters, and 51 km east of Unnao, the district headquarters. 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. The soil here is mostly clay. As of 2011, the population of Asoha is 3,709, in 856 households.
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. As of 2011, the block comprises 122 rural villages, with a total population of 153,798 people in 30,885 households. Asoha is also the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat.

History

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

Culture

A legendary figure named Astik is worshipped in Asoha. He is said to have been born during the Dvapara Yuga period, 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.

Villages

Asoha CD block has the following 122 villages:
Village nameTotal land area Population
Kashi Pur54.8300
Datauli125.5735
Saharawan894.56,211
Keona149.4890
Keoni182653
Jagdish Pur144.7276
Sahabad Grant400.21,475
Beekamau216.81,235
Narsingh Pur118.6769
Kantha2,155.19,973
Ratawar227.4871
Surja Pur151.91,195
Saraiya1981,013
Chaktaliya Bhur32.90
Islam Nagar114.6523
Newada79.7566
Nimaicha115.9607
Sikri205.7488
Ajai Pur88.3376
Asoha 337.53,709
Pathak Pur4593,054
Malla Khera67.9555
Gadhi Karmali202.6881
Goshain Khera487.51,199
Kushli Khera209.7107
Harnam Khera252.9347
Ismail Pur257.9882
Barha72.5638
Gyanpur140.2892
Makdumpur41.3540
Gaddipur63.733
Darheta Achli88.5814
Darheta Mahant75.2627
Lachhi Pur160.61,037
Pahar Pur164.61,269
Ograpur209.91,597
Chilauli217.81,165
Gumapur170.8946
Pardamanpur63.5305
Kilpur70.1366
Godwa102.8330
Dundiyathar163.8798
Bilaura325.22,388
Majharia142.51,096
Chaupai533.62,548
Nim Tikar163.31,227
Semri352.61,980
Utraura240.41,281
Jabrela451.43,004
Karam Semau87.10
Soho641,675
Pahasa3781,355
Beru140.4975
Muktey Mau406.9969
Chhiyantikur147.81,562
Kalu Khera1011,888
Bhawalia228.12,177
Bhur Pahas99.60
Rampur330.61,432
Rawat Khera71.2394
Kanchanpur2701,793
Maliha Garha228.11,216
Anwarpur119.6707
Sandoli146.5665
Sarwan795.53,824
Baraoli302.2894
Terhwa Babhna152.2749
Sarwara129.9715
Bhao Mau176.61,125
Samadha856.93,681
Sheo Garh76.8712
Sikhaiya200.51,157
Barwa Khurd183.6693
Bhat Purwa147.7961
Gilshah Mau135.9689
Shah Pur475.52,342
Mubarkpur119.5818
Pipri224.81,777
Darsawan473.73,074
Daun714.62,743
Asawar510.13,080
Zorawar Ganj514.22,553
Jhakwasa93.31,065
Raipura64.7308
Rahimanpur Jagdishpur283.8714
Saidpur142.4750
Abhusha170.91,070
Chhavinath Khera66.7403
Mohammdpur101.8720
Ajaipur90.5617
Talhauri137.51,373
Karauli251.9811
Madarpur/Narainpur246.61,254
Ratwsiyana Madarpur203.41,033
Dharampur266.9762
Tilokpur115.2900
Bachhaura312.21,802
Sariya141973
Mirri Khurd166.2589
Mirri Kalan627.15,622
Raiker63.5448
Bhadin3952,212
Manika Pur251.6685
Maidpur161.3954
Kudikapur241.8657
Dhannipur171.3759
Dhaurhara147.7787
Ibrahimpur114.6370
Chaitra232.11,449
Rashidpur100.3785
Turi Raja Sahib144.2586
Turichhabinath116.8594
Raipur68.7364
Behta199.51,423
Sumbhari Khurd243.4787
Raqba46.8284
Mangat Khera220.71,329
Majhkuriya74.61,470
Atarsai311.2317
Baigaon267.93,212
Bachhrauli202.3949
Kakauha78445