Birnawan, Sareni

Birnawan is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 19 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 485 people, in 92 households.[2] It has two primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Rasulpur.[4]

Birnawan Birnāwān
Village
Map showing Birnawan (#641) in Sareni CD block
Birnawan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.172658°N 80.782083°E / 26.172658; 80.782083[1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	0.892 km2 (0.344 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	485
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Birnawan (as "Biranawan") as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 219 people (106 male and 113 female), in 40 households and 31 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 228 acres.[5] 22 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Birnawan as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 250 people (126 male and 124 female), in 46 households and 37 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 228 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Birnawan as having a population of 369 people, in 56 households, and having an area of 89.03 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Birnawan (as "Binnawan") as having a total population of 371 people (176 male and 195 female), in 58 households and 55 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 90 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 56, or 15% of the total; this group was 54% male (30) and 46% female (26).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 12% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 53% (114 men and 84 women).[4] 80 people were classified as main workers (70 men and 10 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 291 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 54 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 17 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 3 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 3 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 3 in other services.[4]