Baksar

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Baksar
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Baksar
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Baksar
Baksar (India)
Coordinates: 26°08′42″N80°40′30″E / 26.145°N 80.675°E / 26.145; 80.675
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Unnao
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Area
[1]
  Total3.655 km2 (1.411 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total2,413
  Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
209863
Telephone code05142
Vehicle registration UP 35
Website up.gov.in

Baksar is a village in Sumerpur block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [1] The southernmost village in the district, Baksar is located on the bank of the Ganges at a spot where it flows slightly northward. [2] Because of this, the river is considered especially sacred here, and enormous crowds gather here to bathe in its waters at a mela during the month of Kartik. [2] The spot has a temple dedicated to Sri Chandrika Devi on the riverbank. [2] As of 2011, the population of Baksar is 2,413 people, in 466 households. [1]

The 1961 census recorded Baksar (here spelled "Baxar") as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 1,033 (498 male and 535 female), in 201 households and 178 physical houses. [3] The area of the village was given as 906 acres. [3] It had 7 small miscellaneous food processing establishments and 4 makers of sundry hardwares at the time. [3]

Geography

Baksar is located at 26°21′N 80°41′E / 26.35°N 80.68°E. [4] It has an average elevation of 120 meters (399 feet).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 416–41. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 154–6. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cxxii-cxxiii of section "Purwa Tehsil", cxxvi–cxxvii. Retrieved 11 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. India9.com Guide to India presents Baksar in Uttar Pradesh