Gairikpur


Gairikpur is a village in Bhetua block of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, its population is 1,754 people, in 275 households. It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a permanent market or weekly haat. It serves as the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that also includes 15 other villages.

Administration

Infrastructure

The village has three temples:
  • Shri Rishiveer Baba Devsthan
  • Shri Kotebeer Baba Devsthan
  • Shri Neem Bhawani Maata Devsthan
It has four schools:

Demographics

As of 2011, Gairikpur has a population of 1,754 people, in 275 households. The main occupations in the village are agriculture and fisheries.
The 1951 census recorded Gairikpur as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 652 people, in 130 households and 127 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 691 acres. 16 residents were literate, 15 male and 1 female. The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Asal and the thana of Piparpur.
The 1961 census recorded Gairikpur as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 754 people, in 150 households and 144 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 692 acres.
The 1981 census recorded Gairikpur as having a population of 1,020 people, in 185 households, and having an area of 270.34 hectares. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.
The 1991 census recorded Gairikpur as having a total population of 1,272 people, in 201 households and 200 physical houses. The area of the village was listed as 271.00 hectares. Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 268, or 21% of the total; this group was 50% male and 50% female. Members of scheduled castes numbered 438, or 34% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded. The literacy rate of the village was 43%. 296 people were classified as main workers, while 3 people were classified as marginal workers ; the remaining 973 residents were non-workers. The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 189 cultivators ; 47 agricultural labourers ; 2 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 2 household industry workers; 3 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 4 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 1 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 46 in other services.