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Basarh (Basarah)
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Basarh (Basarah)
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Basarh (Basarah)
Coordinates: 25°58′38″N85°07′56″E / 25.97729°N 85.13231°E / 25.97729; 85.13231
CountryIndia
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Block Vaishali
Area
[1]
 • Total10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total14,084
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
844128
STD code 06223
ISO 3166 code BR-IN
Vehicle registration BR-

Basarh or Basarah is a village in the Vaishali district of Bihar, India. It is the location of the ancient Vaishali city. [2] [3]

The modern village of Basarh has been identified with ancient Vesali (Vaishali) by Alexander Cunnigham and other archaeologists. The village site is very significant for Buddhists and Jains worldwide due its association with Lord Buddha and Bhagwan Mahavir. [4] [5] [6]

According to the 2011 census of India, Basarh has 14,084 people in 2,667 households. The population includes 7,289 males and 6,795 females. The effective literacy rate (that is, literacy rate of the population aged 6 years and above) of the village is 56.84%. The area of the village is 10.01 km2. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vaishali district census handbook" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Janice Leoshko (2017). Sacred Traces: British Explorations of Buddhism in South Asia. Taylor & Francis. p. 74. ISBN   978-1-351-55030-7.
  3. ↑ Dilip Kumar (1986). Archaeology of Vaishali. Ramanand Vidya Bhawan. p. 36. OCLC   18520132.
  4. ↑ ‘Besarh, Bakhra’ on pp. 6-16. Report of Tours in North and South Bihar in 1880-81 by Alexander Cunningham and H. B. W. Garrick. Publication date 1883. Retrieved 2023-08-09
  5. ↑ ‘Excavations at Basarh’ on pp. 81-122. Archaeological Survey of India Annual Report for 1903-04. Retrieved 2023-08-06
  6. ↑ ‘An Early History of Vaisali’ An Early History of Vaisali by Mishra, Yogendra 1962. Retrieved 2023-07-17


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