Kasmandi Kalan

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°56′N 80°46′E / 26.93°N 80.77°E / 26.93; 80.77Country

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictLucknowPopulation

(2011 Census of India)

• Total6,005Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

226102

Kasmandi Kalan is a Village in Malihabad block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] It is located 27 km away from central Lucknow,^[2] a short distance to the north of the Behta River.^[3] The village lands include two settlements,^[4] Kasmandi Kalan proper in the north and the hamlet of Hafiznagar to the south.^[3] Historically known as a Muslim centre,^[3] Kasmandi Kalan is renowned for its mango orchards (Aam ke Bag) and is surrounded by mango trees all around.^{[citation needed]} Some mango groves here are very old, dating back to the time of the Nawabs of Awadh.^[5]

As of 2011, Kasmandi Kalan has a population of 6,005 people, in 1,079 households.^[1] It has all facilities like water supply (limited hours), petrol pumps and a railway station nearly 6 kilometers away. Like the other villages it too has its governing head, a Pradhan, who is elected every five years.

History

Kasmandi Kalan is said to be named after one Raja Kans, who was defeated and killed by Sayed Salar Masood Ghazi.^[3] Tombs said to belong to some of Salar Masud's companions are found around the village, with three of the most important being those of the Sayyids Salar/Commander Hashim, Qasim and Shahabuddin.^[3] At the turn of the 20th century, Kasmandi Kalan hosted a small market once per week and had a post office and a "flourishing" school.^[3] The school had previously had an affiliated girls' school, but by then the girls' school had closed down.^[3] Its population as of the 1901 census was 2,008, including 780 Muslims.^[3]

The 1961 census recorded Kasmandi Kalan as consisting of 2 hamlets, with a total population of 2,338 (1,202 male and 1,136 female), in 471 households and 414 physical houses.^[4] The village lands were given as covering 1,401 acres.^[4] The village market, held twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays and centred around trade in cloth and handloom, had an average attendance of 800 people at the time.^[4]

The 1981 census recorded Kasmandi Kalan as having a population of 4,483 people, in 842 households, and covering an area of 883.46 hectares.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 94–111. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Lucknow. 1982. pp. 26–7. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Nevill, H.R. (1904). Lucknow - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 195–6. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (38 - Lucknow District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 265, xii-xiii of section "Malihabad Tahsil". Retrieved 17 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Sthapit, Bhuwon; Lamers, Hugo; Rao, Ramanatha; Bailey, Arwen (2016). Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity: Good practices for in situ and on-farm conservation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-63622-9.