Nagwans

Nagwans
Village
Nagwans is located in Uttar Pradesh
Nagwans
Nagwans
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictLalitpur
TehsilTalbehat
Area
 • Total
6.511 km2 (2.514 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,510
 • Density232/km2 (601/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Nagwans is a village in Jakhaura block of Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is about 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Jhansi. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,510, in 297 households.

Name

According to Paul Whalley, the suffix -wāns in Nagwāns is a variant form of the suffix -bās, ultimately from Sanskrit vāsa, meaning "dwelling". The variant -wāns is common in Lalitpur district; other examples are Kisalwans, Satarwans, Satwansa, Kurwans, and Khitwans.: 85–6 

Geography

According to the 2011 census, Nagwans has a total area of 651.1 hectares, of which 392.1 were currently farmland and 85.9 were under non-agricultural use. 97.2 hectares were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests, orchards, or pastures existed on village lands.: 107 

Demographics

As of 2011, Nagwans had a population of 1,510, in 297 households.: 108  This population was 53.6% male (810) and 46.4% female (700). The 0-6 age group numbered 270 (137 male and 133 female), or 17.9% of the total population. 327 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 21.7% of the total.: 68–9 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Nagwans had 3 primary schools; it did not have any kind of healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by well and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a public library but no post office; there was at least some access to electricity for residential purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.: 108–13 

Economy

The staple crop grown at Nagwans is the urad bean. The village does not host a weekly haat or regular market, and there is no bank or agricultural credit society.: 105–7 

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lalitpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Whalley, Paul (1922). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Section 2: Suffixes". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (3): 52–98. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lalitpur, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.