Janai | |
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Village | |
.png) Map showing Janai (#990) in Maharajganj CD block | |
  Janai Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°21′53″N 81°21′35″E / 26.364629°N 81.359682°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.845 km2 (3.801 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,991 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Janai is a village in Maharajganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, its population is 3,991, in 425 households.[2] It has 3 primary schools and no healthcare facilities.[2] It is located 10 km from Maharajganj, the block headquarters.[3] The main staple foods are wheat and rice.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Janai as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 1,922 people (985 male and 937 female), in 406 households and 394 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 2,430 acres and it had a post office at that point.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Janai as having a population of 2,275 people, in 438 households, and having an area of 980.54 hectares.[3]
Archaeology
In the late 1990s, archaeologists D. P. Tewari and Anoop Kumar Singh discovered remains of a brick temple and stone sculptures at Janai, which they dated to approximately the 9th or 10th century.[5]:201
References
- ↑ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 108–24. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 54–5. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. xii-xiii of section "Maharajganj Tahsil". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Misra, R.C., ed. (2004). Indian Archaeology 1998-99 — A Review. Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
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