Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Gaura Hardo, or just Gaura,[3] is a village in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It serves as the headquarters of Deenshah Gaura block, in the tehsil of Dalmau.[2] It is located 33 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters,[4] on the road from Dalmau to Salon.[3] As of 2011, Gaura Hardo has a population of 8,001 people, in 1,446 households.[2] It has five primary schools and one maternity and child welfare centre.[2]
Gaura Hardo has a bazar called Achalganj[3] and hosts markets twice per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.[5] Cloth and vegetables are the main items traded.[5] The village also hosts a Dussehra festival annually on Asvina Sudi 10 which draws thousands of attendees.[5] The festival involves a dramatic reenactment from the Ramayana and vendors bring cattle, earthenware pottery, cloth, hosiery, and toys to sell at the event.[5]
History
At the turn of the 20th century, in addition to the Achalganj bazar, Gaura Hardo had a post office and a school.[3] It was held by Bais taluqdars and the Dussehra fair was described as a small one at the time.[3] Its population as of 1901 was 2,501 people, including a Muslim minority of 123.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Gaura Hardo as comprising 20 hamlets, with a total population of 3,076 people (1,614 male and 1,462 female), in 636 households and 594 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 2,075 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5] Average attendance of the Dussehra festival was listed at 10,000 people, and attendance of the twice-weekly market was about 500.[5] It was then part of Jagatpur block.[5]
The 1981 census recorded Gaura Hardo as having a population of 4,350 people, in 896 households, and having an area of 839.72 hectares.[4] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[4]
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