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Angautha

village in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ121408978
Source-derived summary

Angautha (Aṅgauthā) is a village in Mainpuri block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. It is located about 10 km southeast of Mainpuri. As of 2011, it has a population of 9,105, in 1,420 households.

Geography

Angautha is located about 10 km southeast of Mainpuri.

Demographics

As of 2011, Angautha had a population of 9,105, in 1,420 households. This population was 44.2% male (4,939) and 45.8% female (4,166). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,337 (711 male and 626 female), or 14.7% of the total population. 1,580 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 17.4% of the total.

The 1981 census recorded Angautha as having a population of 5,154 people, in 855 households.

The 1961 census recorded Angautha as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 3,860 people (2,127 male and 1,733 female), in 709 households and 563 physical houses.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Angautha” as village in Uttar Pradesh, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Angautha, village and Uttar.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2011, 1981, 1961—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Angautha, village and Uttar providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Angautha”, the useful work is to connect “village in Uttar Pradesh, India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q121408978. Authority coordinates are 27.161, 79.036. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1981 and 1961.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Angautha”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Angautha primary sources, Angautha archive and Angautha research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Angautha”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from Angautha” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.