Bara, Ghazipur

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Bara
Village
Bara,Ghazipur.jpeg
Aerial view
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Established1400s
Government
 • TypeIndian government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Area
 • Total
12.33 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
21,405
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Native Bhojpuri Language
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
232325
232325
ISO 3166 code IN-UP
Vehicle registration UP 61
Website up.gov.in
Bara -Evening view at Ganga River Bara -Evening view at Ganga River.jpg
Bara -Evening view at Ganga River

Bara is a village of Dildarnagar Kamsar in Ghazipur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the holy river Ganges.

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The majority of the residents are Muslim (Pathan). The village has a cricket team named Bara Cricket Club and a football team named Bara Football Club.

There is an English medium school named IQRA model school (managed by Muslim welfare and trust) and a college named Bara Inter College. As of 2011 census the main population of Bara lived in an area of 410 acres and had 2988 households. Bara is famous for horse racing. Every year nearly 500 participants attend. The race is done with fifty horses. [1]

History

an old monument, a tomb of a army chief in who died during the Battle of Chausa Bara post old monument.jpeg
an old monument, a tomb of a army chief in who died during the Battle of Chausa

According to the old books and sayings it is said that the Bara village was established by the family Cherus. Tikam deo was a King of chero Dynasty and a ruler of Birpur estate. Later Kam dev and Dham dev came to this region and Tikam deo Lost the power and Birpur came in direct control of them and later Kamsar jagir. After Tikam deo Lost his estate his descendants name as Rajdhar Rai, Mukund Rai, and Pithaur Rai out of three brothers, one brother settled at Birpur, and one brother established Narayanpur and Ujjar villages. Later their family established many villages near Birpur. [2] [3]

One brother adopted Islam in early 16th century ,on getting influenced by a Sufi Saint and established bara. The brother who adopted Islam and his descendants were in a good relationship from Kamsar because of which many Kamsar pathans settled at Bara and family from bara settled in different villages of Kamsar. Originally the land on which bara stands is was a part of Kamsar Jagir . Bara was also a pargana of Kamsaar. The desendets of the old family of Raizada after adopting Islam are known as Bar pathans,. At Birpur, Where one brother In the Mughal period and subsequently to the British Imperialism, it lies on an important route of Delhi to Kolkata, and there were constant movement of businessmen and traders. [2] [3]

The village has a railway station known as Bara kalan station. During Mughals the Bara was also a trade centre because of its distance from the ganga river. An old port in Bara was built in the early 1600s. Bara witnessed the Battle of Chausa, a military engagement between the Mughal Emperor Humayun, and the Pathan Sher Shah Suri, fought on 26 June 1539, 2 km away. [2] [3]

Historical population of Bara

Population Growth of Bara village
YearPop.±%
18516,675—    
18615,401−19.1%
18715,424+0.4%
18815,360−1.2%
18915,954+11.1%
19015,260−11.7%
19116,049+15.0%
19216,956+15.0%
19318,020+15.3%
19419,200+14.7%
195110,166+10.5%
196111,232+10.5%
197113,020+15.9%
198115,621+20.0%
199118,105+15.9%
200119,916+10.0%
201121,405+7.5%
Source:Census of India [4] [5] [6]

Agriculture

A farm in Bara. Bara farm.jpeg
A farm in Bara.

Agriculture is the main employment in the village. More than 2500 acres of land are used for agriculture. All kinds of machinery like tractors, combine harvesters, balers etc. are used in the village. The village has a good water supply for irrigation purposes. Most people have their own tube wells or other things for irrigation. The village is near to Dildarnagar and Chausa which are some of the main markets for agriculture. The village is surrounded by two river name as Karmanasa and Ganges. The soil of the village is good for farming. All kinds of crops which are grown in Purvanchal and Buxar district are grown in the village. [3]

Ganga River sunset view A Beautiful sunset view on Holy River Ganga -Bara.jpg
Ganga River sunset view
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Ganga River beach at Bara
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Sunset at Bara

Watermelon is grown at a large scale in the village as Ganges river passes about 4.8 kilometres from the village. The village has many ponds. [3]

Demography

Transport

Barakalan Halt railway station, Gahmar railway station, Dildarnagar junction and Buxar junction are the closest railway stations to Bara. The nearest airport is in Varanasi, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport and Sri Rajendra Nagar Patna Airport.

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