Basupur is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 32 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Basupur has a population of 902 people, in 184 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Chhatoh.[4]

Basupur Bāsupur
Village
Map showing Basupur (#402) in Chhatoh CD block
Basupur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.166803°N 81.495966°E / 26.166803; 81.495966[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.282 km2 (0.495 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	902
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Basupur as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 417 people (230 male and 187 female), in 98 households and 89 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 329 acres.[5] 4 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Basupur as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 452 people (210 male and 242 female), in 113 households and 113 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 329 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Basupur as having a population of 519 people, in 115 households, and having an area of 133.34 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Basupur as having a total population of 613 people (309 male and 304 female), in 154 households and 154 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 232 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 120, or 19.6% of the total; this group was 46% male (55) and 54% female (65).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 36.5% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 13% (76 men and 6 women).[4] 162 people were classified as main workers (149 men and 13 women), while 20 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 431 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 123 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 38 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; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 3 in other services.[4]

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