Kasmandi Kalan
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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]
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