Baksar

Not to be confused with Buxar.

Baksar
Village
Map showing Baksar (#976) in Sumerpur block
Baksar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Baksar Baksar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26.145°N 80.675°E / 26.145; 80.675
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Unnao
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Area [1]
• Total	3.655 km^2 (1.411 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,413
• Density	660/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	209863
Telephone code	05142
Vehicle registration	UP 35
Website	up.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

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. India9.com Guide to India presents Baksar in Uttar Pradesh