Tejgaon is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 14 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 4,431 people, in 738 households.[2] It has one primary school and one medical clinic, and it hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Malkegaon.[4]

Tejgaon Tejgāon
Village
Map showing Tejgaon (#750) in Sareni CD block
Tejgaon Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.107661°N 80.853853°E / 26.107661; 80.853853[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	4.808 km2 (1.856 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	4,431
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Tejgaon as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 1,508 people (715 male and 793 female), in 236 households and 203 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 1,310 acres.[5] 100 residents were literate, 80 male and 20 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Tejgaon as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 1,764 people (892 male and 872 female), in 278 households and 232 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 1,310 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Tejgaon as having a population of 2,358 people, in 394 households, and having an area of 480.78 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Tejgaon as having a total population of 2,937 people (1,532 male and 1,405 female), in 511 households and 508 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 481 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 552, or 19% of the total; this group was 54% male (300) and 46% female (252).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 34% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 41% (896 men and 299 women).[4] 831 people were classified as main workers (648 men and 183 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 2,106 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 391 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 272 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 7 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 1 in mining and quarrying; 5 household industry workers; 21 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 23 employed in trade and commerce; 6 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 103 in other services.[4]

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