Bihat Biram

Bihat Biram
Town
Location of Bihat Biram (#198) in Machhrehta block
Location of Bihat Biram (#198) in Machhrehta block
Bihat Biram is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bihat Biram
Bihat Biram
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bihat Biram is located in India
Bihat Biram
Bihat Biram
Bihat Biram (India)
Coordinates: 27°27′08″N 80°39′49″E / 27.45209°N 80.66366°E / 27.45209; 80.66366[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictSitapur
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.3881 km2 (0.1498 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,852[2]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
261405[2]

Bihat Biram, also spelled Behat, is a village in Machhrehta block of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, its population was 2,852, in 564 households.[2]

History

According to tradition, Bihat Biram was founded in 1459 by a Kachhwaha prince of Amer named Biram Singh, after whom the town was named. In the late 1800s, the village's Kachhwaha zamindars claimed descent from him, 11 generations later.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Behat". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook – Sitapur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 166–190. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Ferrar, C.S. (1877). Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh, Volume 2. Lucknow: Oudh Government Press. pp. 398–99. Retrieved 12 August 2020.


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