Bahai is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 8 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters,[3] to the east of the road to Dalmau.[4] It is on high ground and is drained by two large streams that merge together further south before joining the Ganges.[4]

Bahai Bahāi
Village
Map showing Bahai (#875) in Lalganj CD block
Bahai Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.12898°N 80.99907°E / 26.12898; 80.99907[1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	10.884 km2 (4.202 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	9,368
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

As of 2011, Bahai has a population of 9,368 people, in 1,615 households.[2] It has three primary schools and one veterinary hospital but no medical clinic for humans.[2] It hosts no regular or periodic markets.[2]

History

Bahai was one of the original tappas that made up the pargana of Dalmau, as designated in the early 1400s by Ibrahim Shah of the Jaunpur Sultanate.[4]

At the turn of the 20th century, Bahai was described as a large village that was mostly significant for its size.[4] Its population in 1901 was 3,303 people, including a Muslim minority of 442.[4] It had previously been held by the Sayyid taluqdars of Alipur Chakrai, but by this point had come under the Rana of Khajurgaon, except for 66 acres that were owned by a Brahmin zamindar.[4]

The 1961 census recorded Bahai as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 4,553 people (2,311 male and 2,242 female), in 869 households and 791 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 2,973 acres and it had a post office at that point.[5]

The 1981 census recorded Bahai as having a population of 6,129 people and an area of 1,203.13 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

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