Banthra Sikandarpur

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Banthra Sikandarpur
Banthra, Banthara
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Banthra Sikandarpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Banthra Sikandarpur
Banthra Sikandarpur (India)
Coordinates: 26°41′36″N80°50′05″E / 26.693327°N 80.834622°E / 26.693327; 80.834622 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lucknow
Area
[2]
  Total7.038 km2 (2.717 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total10,989
  Density1,600/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]

History

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]

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References

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