Banthra Sikandarpur Banthra, Banthara | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 26°41′36″N80°50′05″E / 26.693327°N 80.834622°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Lucknow |
Area | |
• Total | 7.038 km2 (2.717 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 10,989 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Banthra Sikandarpur, also called Banthra or Banthara, [1] is a village in Sarojaninagar block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] As of 2011, its population was 10,989, in 1,885 households. [2] A regular market is held here. [2] The village lands cover an area of 703.8 hectares, of which 341.4 (48.5%) were farmlands as of 2011. [2] Fallow lands covered 182.9 hectares (26.0% of the total), and areas under non-agricultural uses covered 66.2 hectares, or 9.4% of the total land area. [2]
At the turn of the 20th century, Banthra Sikandarpur was described (as "Banthara-Sikandarpur") as a large double village on the road from Lucknow to Kanpur. [3] There were then two separate sites, about a mile apart and on the east side of the road. [3] The landowners were Chauhan Rajputs. who held the place in pattidari tenure. [3] According to tradition, they had originally settled at Amausi during the reign of Humayun. [3] At a later date, they went on to establish the nearby villages of Bani and Hamirpur, and they settled at Banthra at about the same time. [3] Sikandarpur had originally been a hamlet of Hamirpur, and its name had been given by the Muslims of Bijnaur. [3]
Banthra Sikandarpur was historically part of the pargana of Bijnaur. [3] The 1901 census recorded it as having a population of 1,620 people, with a Muslim population of 162. [3] At that time, Banthra had a police station, post office, and military encamping ground, while Sikandarpur to the south hosted a market twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. [3] Trade in cattle was the main commercial activity at Sikandarpur's markets. [3] The village lands then covered an area of 1,825 acres, with 89 acres of orchards, mainly to the south of the village. [3] Irrigation was mostly by tanks, although there was a shortage of water for irrigation at the time. [3]