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Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
Asara
Town
Asara is located in Uttar PradeshAsaraAsaraLocation in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°14′57.83″N 77°17′29.389″E / 29.2493972°N 77.29149694°E / 29.2493972; 77.29149694
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBaghpat district
Population
 • Total16,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN250623
Vehicle registrationUP 17

Asara is a large village situated on National Highway 709B (India) in the Chhaprauli Mandal of Baghpat District in Uttar Pradesh, India. The village is about 12.01 kilometres from the town of Chhaprauli, and is 33.70 km from district headquarters at Baghpat, and situated on the banks of the Yumuna Canal. Village head is Nadeem Ahmad

Connectivity

Asara is well connected to Delhi as well as Other cities via NH-709B and Asara Railway Station on Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur Railway line.

Geography

Asara is the biggest village of Baghpat district in context of area, It has 52000 Bigha (land measure unit in U.P.) farming land. In east there is Krishni rever. Villages nearby include Kakripur (2.3 km), Bhudpur (3.0 km), Ramala (3.4 km), Fatehpur Chak (4.3 km), Ibrahimpur Majra (4.8 km), Sujti (4.9 km) and Kirthal (5.4 km).

People

It is a predominantly Muslim village, being the dominant community having more than 90% share in population of about 25,000.

History

The village was said to have been founded by Mubarak Khan of Kirthal about six hundred years ago. Mubarak Khan was a soldier in Prithvi Raj Chauhan army. during his visit to Iran he fell in love with an Iranian Muslim girl but his villagers did not allow him to do so, Khan decided to quit his village Kirthal and live in cottage in forest, after all this cottage gradually turn into a village presently named Asara. The story behind name is that the girl was from Asara, Alborz province of Iran so they decided same name for new place.

Education

There is around 75% (without having any degree college) literacy rate recorded in Asara, there is Muslim Inter College since 1924. There are four primary school at every corner, one Maktab and one up Govt. affiliated school including more than 20 public schools of modern education.

See also

References

  1. "Local Government Directory – All Villages of Baghpat District, Uttar Pradesh State" Archived 6 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. District Baghpat Official Website.
  2. ASARA Village l क्या असारा गांव को तरक्की की राह पर ले जाएंगे नए प्रधान l Ch. Nadeem l Asara gaon l, retrieved 13 March 2023


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