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Baksar
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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).
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