Baksar

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°08′42″N 80°40′30″E / 26.145°N 80.675°E / 26.145; 80.675Country

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictUnnaoGovernment

• BodyGram panchayatArea

^[1]

• Total3.655 km² (1.411 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total2,413 • Density660/km² (1,700/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialHindi EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

209863

Telephone code05142Vehicle registrationUP 35Websiteup.gov.in

Baksar is a village in Sumerpur block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] The southernmost village in the district, Baksar is located on the bank of the Ganges at a spot where it flows slightly northward.^[2] Because of this, the river is considered especially sacred here, and enormous crowds gather here to bathe in its waters at a mela during the month of Kartik.^[2] The spot has a temple dedicated to Sri Chandrika Devi on the riverbank.^[2] As of 2011, the population of Baksar is 2,413 people, in 466 households.^[1]

The 1961 census recorded Baksar (here spelled "Baxar") as comprising 6 hamlets, with a total population of 1,033 (498 male and 535 female), in 201 households and 178 physical houses.^[3] The area of the village was given as 906 acres.^[3] It had 7 small miscellaneous food processing establishments and 4 makers of sundry hardwares at the time.^[3]

Geography

Baksar is located at 26°21′N 80°41′E / 26.35°N 80.68°E.^[4] It has an average elevation of 120 meters (399 feet).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 416–41. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 154–6. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cxxii-cxxiii of section "Purwa Tehsil", cxxvi–cxxvii. Retrieved 11 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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