Bihar, Unnao

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Bihar
Bihār
Village
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Bihar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°17′10″N80°49′47″E / 26.285985°N 80.829623°E / 26.285985; 80.829623 [1]
Country IndiaFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Unnao
Area
[2]
  Total6.226 km2 (2.404 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total5,952
  Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP-35

Bihar is a village in Sumerpur block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] Located on the main Unnao-Raebareli road, just to the east of the Loni river and near its confluence with the Kharahi, Bihar was briefly the headquarters of a tehsil in Raebareli district from 1860 until 1862, when it was moved into Unnao district. [3] As of 2011, the population of Bihar is 5,952, in 1,088 households, and it has 5 primary schools and no healthcare facilities. [2]

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History

According to tradition, Bihar was founded by Birbhan, ancestor of the Bais taluqdars of Patan-Bihar, and named "Birhar" after himself. [3] More realistically, the name was probably derived from a vihara or Buddhist monastery. [3] Bihar was made the seat of a pargana under the Mughal emperor Akbar. [3] At some point during the 1700s, it was the site of a battle between the Raos of Daundia Khera, the Raja of Maurawan, and the chief of Shankarpur, all from the Bais clan. [3] It was chosen as the seat of a tehsil by the British in 1860, but when it was moved into Unnao district two years later the tehsil was dissolved and Bihar was put under Purwa tehsil instead. [3]

At the turn of the 20th century, Bihar was described as a small town with several historical monuments, surrounded by a rich agricultural countryside. [3] There had previously been two marketplaces, Radhaganj and Durgaganj, but Durgaganj had not held a market since the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and had fallen into disrepair. [3] Radhaganj, which had been built by the taluqdar Shiudin Singh in 1846 and named after the goddess Radha, held markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays. [3] Shiudin Singh had also built a temple to Radha in Bihar. [3] The fair held in honour of Biddhia Dhar had an average attendance of about 14,000 people then. [3] A masonry tank was built in 1862 by Ikram-ullah, who was a tehsildar of Bihar, and financed in part by a subscription collected from the taluqdars. [3] Near the old tehsil buildings, there was also a mud-built sarai, and to the south of the Rae Bareli road were the ruins of an old fort. [3] There was a police station and a middle vernacular school with 106 students. [3] The population of Bihar in 1901 was 1,853, including a Muslim minority of 147. [3]

The 1961 census recorded Bihar as comprising 9 hamlets, with a total population of 2,278 (1,027 male and 1,251 female), in 535 households and 450 physical houses. [4] The area of the village was given as 1,557 acres, and it had a post office at the time. [4] Bihar then had the following small industrial establishments: 2 places producing edible fats/oils, 4 miscellaneous food processing establishments, 2 garment manufacturers, 1 place making shoes, 4 makers of sundry hardwares, 1 bicycle repair shop, and 1 maker of jewellery or precious metal objects. [4]

Culture

Bihar holds a fair in honour of Biddia Dhar, a Hindu faqir who died in the village of Bakra Khurd. [3] Arjun Singh, the taluqdar of Patan-Bihar, had been a follower of his, and he had his kundi (i.e. mortar and pestle buried at Bihar and had a platform raised on the site in his honour. [3] The fair takes place during the month of Pus (i.e. December and January), and vendors bring various items including cloth, brass, copper, iron utensils, and gur. [3]

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