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{{one source|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tiloi
| native_name = Tīloi
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| settlement_type = Town
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| image_map = Tiloi block map.png
| map_caption = Map of Tiloi CD block
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Amethi district|Amethi]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011" />
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| area_total_km2 = 5.35
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| population_total = 6956
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 229308<ref name="Census 2011" />
| registration_plate = UP-35
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'''Tiloi''' is a town and [[tehsil]] headquarters in [[Amethi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook – Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=142–58 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0927_PART_A_DCHB_RAE%20BARELI.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref> Located near [[Mohanganj]] on the [[Jais]]-[[Inhauna]] road, Tiloi is notable as the historical seat of a major [[taluqdar]]i estate held by the [[Kanhpuria]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1905 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=81–5, 197, 230 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35020 |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref> As of 2011, its population was 6,956, in 1,257 households.<ref name="Census 2011" />

Tiloi hosts a [[Ramlila]] festival annually on [[Dussehra]], involving a dramatic reenactment of the [[Ramayana]].<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 – Raebareli District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |pages=144, 147, 166–7, 173, xxiv-xxv of section "Maharajganj Tahsil"|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1047/1/22852_1961_RAE.pdf |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref>

== History ==
Tiloi was historically the seat of a large [[taluqdar]]i estate held by a branch of the [[Kanhpuria]] Rajputs.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> At the turn of the 20th century, Tiloi was the second-largest taluqa in Raebareli district, after [[Khajurgaon]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> The Kanhpurias of Tiloi were descendants of Rahas, one of the two sons of the eponymous founder Kanh (the other branch, descended from his brother Sahas, was mostly based in what is now [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]]).<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Five generations after Rahas was Parshad Singh, who divided his lands among his three sons.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> The oldest, Janga Singh, was based at Tiloi and ruled over what was then the entire [[pargana]] of [[Jais]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> (This corresponds with the later parganas of Rokha-Jais, [[Simrauta]], [[Mohanganj, Raebareli|Mohanganj]], and [[Gaura-Jamun]] in what is now [[Sultanpur district]].)<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Janga Singh's brothers were based at [[Ateha]] and Simrauta respectively.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" />

The Tiloi estate was first divided upon the death of Janga Singh's grandson, Jagdis Rai.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> His younger son, Indrajit, inherited the territory of Gaura-Jamun and was the ancestor of several branches of the dynasty including the rajas of [[Katari, Sultanpur|Katari]] and taluqdars of [[Jamun, Sultanpur|Jamun]], [[Raisi, Sultanpur|Raisi]], [[Baraulia]], and [[Bhawan-Shahpur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Jagdis Rai's elder son, Mitrajit, kept Tiloi.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> His son, Kandhe Rai, unsuccessfully attacked the [[Pathan]]s of [[Pahremau]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Kandhe Rai's two sons, Udebhan and Gulal Sah, again divided the estate, with Udebhan receiving Tiloi and Gulal Sah receiving [[Shahmau]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> During Udebhan's reign, the [[Kurmi]]s took up arms against the Kanhpurias and were not defeated until after his death.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" />

Surat Singh, who was blind and succeeded Udebhan as raja of Tiloi sometime between 1670 and 1680, was an energetic ruler who "thoroughly established his position as head of the entire clan".<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> He finally defeated the Kurmis and supposedly came to rule over 14 parganas.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> He came into conflict with the [[Sombansi]]s of Pratapgarh district, but was defeated in battle by them at [[Hindaur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Surat Singh's successor, Gopal Singh, had a relatively unremarkable reign.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> He favoured his younger son, Niwal Singh, which outraged his older son, the one-eyed Mohan Singh, so much that he had Gopal Singh murdered and installed himself on the Tiloi throne by force.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Mohan Singh was another energetic ruler who went on several military campaigns and lived to an old age before dying in 1743.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" />

Mohan Singh's son Pem Singh ruled for only five years and died in 1748.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> His son Balbhaddar Singh, though, was a renowned warrior who joined forces with the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] against the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] and was given a [[Mansabdar|mansab]] of 5,000, becoming one of the highest-ranking Awadhi grandees at the imperial court.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Balbhaddar Singh eventually died in battle while rebelling against the [[Nawab of Awadh]]; as he was childless, one of his widows invested Chhatardhari Singh of Shahmau as the next raja of Tiloi, but this was contested by the rest of the Kanhpurias.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Another widow of Balbhaddar Singh adopted Shankar Singh of Asni as heir to the Tiloi throne, and a 15-year-long war of succession followed.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> This was eventually resolved by a compromise where both claimants received the title of Raja, but neither was given the throne of Tiloi.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> However, Shankar Singh later gained control of Tiloi through peaceful means.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" />

The messy succession meant that the Tiloi estate had become broken up, and Shankar Singh's successor Bunyad Singh inherited "only a fraction" of the large territory once held by Balbhaddar Singh.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> His adopted nephew Raja Jagpal Singh at first joined the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] but later switched sides and joined the British, and was later rewarded with a large grant of confiscated lands.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> The hereditary title of [[Raja]] was confirmed by the British in 1877, and then in 1882 this was further elaborated to [[Raja Bahadur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" />

At the turn of the 20th century, Tiloi was described as a market village whose importance mainly derived from its status as the estate capital.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> The market was small but of some significance, and it was held twice per week on Wednesdays and Sundays.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> There was also a primary school and the taluqdar's residence.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" /> Its population in 1901 was 2,768 people, including 359 [[Muslim]]s and a fair number of [[Bania (caste)|Banias]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905" />

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Tiloi (as "Teoli") as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 2,205 people (1,070 male and 1,136 female), in 492 households and 481 physical houses.<ref name="Census 1961" /> The area of the village was given as 1,366 [[acre]]s.<ref name="Census 1961" /> It had a medical practitioner and a post office at that time, as well as a government-run [[dispensary]].<ref name="Census 1961" /> The S.P.N. Higher Secondary School in Tiloi, founded in 1953, had in 1961 a faculty of 14 teachers (all male) and a student body of 341 males and 9 females.<ref name="Census 1961" /> Average attendance of the biweekly market was given as about 1,000 people at the time, while attendance of the annual Ramlila festival was about 15,000.<ref name="Census 1961" />

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Tiloi as having a population of 3,682 people, in 874 households, and having an area of 552.41 [[hectare]]s.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli |date=1982 |pages=58–9 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1298/1/50861_1981_RAE.pdf |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref>

== Villages ==
Tiloi CD block has the following 83 villages:<ref name="Census 2011" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Thokarpur]] || 303.5 || 2,707
|-
| [[Maheshpur, Tiloi|Maheshpur]] || 43.1 || 99
|-
| [[Semrauta]] || 617.2 || 6,243
|-
| [[Pure Laximan Dei]] || 28.6 || 228
|-
| [[Basantpur, Raebareli|Basantpur]] || 311.5 || 1,990
|-
| [[Rajapur Halim]] || 367 || 1,469
|-
| [[Satgawan, Raebareli|Satgawan]] || 292.6 || 2,747
|-
| [[Ambarpur Farsi]] || 289.2 || 2,188
|-
| [[Ramnagar, Tiloi|Ramnagar]] || 166.9 || 1,389
|-
| [[Kisunpur]] || 63.6 || 374
|-
| [[Pure Baheliya]] || 76.8 || 478
|-
| [[Kamae, Raebareli|Kamae]] || 630.5 || 3,816
|-
| [[Chingahi]] || 736.6 || 1,768
|-
| [[Bhadmar]] || 288.7 || 2,038
|-
| [[Revata Deeh]] || 90.3 || 671
|-
| [[Biraj, Raebareli|Biraj]] || 559.4 || 3,716
|-
| [[Bhadsana]] || 426.2 || 1,862
|-
| [[Ashapur Gari]] || 295.4 || 2,026
|-
| [[Kotwa, Tiloi|Kotwa]] || 225.6 || 1,544
|-
| [[Saidpur, Tiloi|Saidpur]] || 103.1 || 474
|-
| [[Karaunka]] || 96.4 || 378
|-
| [[Pure Dwandi]] || 203.8 || 518
|-
| [[Sijni, Raebareli|Sijni]] || 272 || 1,210
|-
| [[Ondeeh]] || 272 || 2,115
|-
| [[Alaipur]] || 393.9 || 1,632
|-
| [[Chhichha]] || 283.2 || 996
|-
| [[Besarwa]] || 216.4 || 1,484
|-
| [[Pure Manimanohar]] || 133.5 || 959
|-
| [[Pure Manga]] || 57.2 || 294
|-
| [[Baghauna]] || 260.3 || 1,291
|-
| [[Uttarpara, Raebareli|Uttarpara]] || 189.4 || 1,263
|-
| [[Chaura, Raebareli|Chaura]] || 67.4 || 507
|-
| [[Rajwapur, Tiloi|Rajwapur]] || 86.6 || 191
|-
| [[Dhanhuwa]] || 72.4 || 349
|-
| [[Satwa, Tiloi|Satwa]] || 93.6 || 743
|-
| [[Ramae]] || 395.1 || 2,529
|-
| [[Pakar Gaon]] || 1,054.5 || 6,266
|-
| [[Chetra Khurd]] || 105.3 || 384
|-
| [[Chetra Bujurg]] || 426.8 || 3,836
|-
| [[Bardharme]] || 195.3 || 960
|-
| [[Saimbasi]] || 472.5 || 2,420
|-
| [[Sangrampur, Raebareli|Sangrampur]] || 180.4 || 1,053
|-
| [[Barkot, Raebareli|Barkot]] || 373.3 || 2,428
|-
| [[Savitapur]] || 158.8 || 849
|-
| [[Pashchim Tiloi]] || 166.3 || 1,042
|-
| [[Devkali, Raebareli|Devkali]] || 242.4 || 1,127
|-
| '''Tiloi''' (block headquarters) || 535 || 6,956
|-
| [[Sangipur]] || 98 || 742
|-
| [[Ashapur Ruru]] || 132.8 || 3,477
|-
| [[Bhelai Khurd]] || 189.9 || 736
|-
| [[Bhelai Kalan]] || 220.4 || 3,120
|-
| [[Kutmara]] || 113.7 || 1,026
|-
| [[Rajanpur, Raebareli|Rajanpur]] || 88.2 || 1,052
|-
| [[Lodhwariya]] || 181.2 || 2,073
|-
| [[Ariyawan]] || 177.9 || 2,437
|-
| [[Saraiya, Raebareli|Saraiya]] || 139.1 || 747
|-
| [[Nasaratpur]] || 178 || 1,069
|-
| [[Kamapur]] || 64.6 || 570
|-
| [[Chathuwa]] || 334.5 || 3,482
|-
| [[Marhauna]] || 342 || 3,530
|-
| [[Khanapur Ban]] || 133.2 || 781
|-
| [[Rajamau, Tiloi|Rajamau]] || 256.5 || 2,171
|-
| [[Garehari]] || 458.4 || 3,085
|-
| [[Jagdishpur, Tiloi|Jagdishpur]] || 41.4 || 435
|-
| [[Jamurwa, Tiloi|Jamurwa]] || 672.1 || 4,533
|-
| [[Murtajapur, Raebareli|Murtajapur]] || 63.9 || 436
|-
| [[Todarpur, Tiloi|Todarpur]] || 77.4 || 533
|-
| [[Hanswa]] || 394 || 2,326
|-
| [[Asni, Tiloi|Asni]] || 241.9 || 2,244
|-
| [[Dhorhanpur]] || 447.8 || 3,586
|-
| [[Lihi, Raebareli|Lihi]] || 271.9 || 1,618
|-
| [[Ahuri]] || 741.1 || 4,606
|-
| [[Meera Mau]] || 212.1 || 1,350
|-
| [[Berara]] || 270.4 || 2,195
|-
| [[Koora]] || 912.4 || 4,722
|-
| [[Narayanpur, Tiloi|Narayanpur]] || 133.2 || 467
|-
| [[Shah Mau]] || 144.4 || 1,647
|-
| [[Balapur, Raebareli|Balapur]] || 111.5 || 437
|-
| [[Janapur]] || 249.5 || 2,221
|-
| [[Agauna]] || 442.3 || 2,478
|-
| [[Bhagirathpur, Raebareli|Bhagirathpur]] || 302.1 || 2,743
|-
| [[Tama Mau]] || 148.3 || 1,577
|-
| [[Belwa Hasanpur]] || 400 || 2,224
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Raebareli district}}

[[Category:Villages in Raebareli district]]
[[Category:Zamindari estates in Uttar Pradesh]]

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