Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Sudamanpur is a village in Jagatpur block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located off the main road, a bit north of the Ganges, and is in low-lying ground broken by ravines.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 6,986 people, in 1,278 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2]
Sudamanpur hosts a large mela annually during the month of Sawan in honour of the Bhar folk hero Kakoran.[3] The fair lasts for 15 days and draws thousands of visitors.[3] Livestock are bought and sold at the event.[3] The village also has a temple dedicated to Kakoran.[3] Sudamanpur also hosts a market twice per week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.[4] Cloth and vegetables are the main items traded.[4]
History
Sudamanpur was supposedly founded by, and named after, a Janwar named Sudaman Singh sometime around the middle of the 14th century.[3] At the turn of the 20th century, Sudamanpur was described as a large village with many orchards on its outskirts.[3] It was held by the Bais taluqdar of Chandania.[3] The Kakoran mela was described as having an average attendance of around 4,000 people at the time.[3] As of 1901, Sudamanpur's population was 2,273 people, a majority of whom were Ahirs.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Sudamanpur (as "Sudamapur") as comprising 20 hamlets, with a total population of 2,883 people (1,512 male and 1,371 female), in 601 households and 568 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 2,520 acres and it had a post office at that point.[4] Average attendance of the twice-weekly market was about 250 people.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Sudamanpur (as "Sudamapur") as having a population of 4,105 people, in 840 households, and having an area of 1,019.84 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]
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