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Sagra (Uttar Pradesh)
Sagra is a village in Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India.http://eci.nic.in/archive/se2002/pollupd/ac/states/s24/Acnstcand154.htm Election Commission data, retrieved on 1 February 2010 It is one of the famous village of Basti district. Sagra is at the border of Basti Basti may refer to: People Surname *Básti, a Hungarian surname Given name *Abderraouf El Basti (born 1947), Tunisian politician *Basti Vaman Shenoy (born 1934), Indian Kolkani activist * Yagi Basti (died 1344), a ruler of Shiraz, Iran *B ... and Siddharthnagar districts. Most of the population belongs to the Hindu community. Agriculture is the main source of employment. There are around 12 water bodies. A big pond, also called Sagra, is situated in the middle of the village. References Villages in Siddharthnagar district {{Siddharthnagar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basti District
Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and a part of Basti Division. Basti city is the district headquarters. Origin of name and history Basti was originally known as Vaishishthi. The origin of the name Vaishishthi is attributed to the fact that this area was the ashram of Rishi (sage) Vashistha in ancient period. Rama with his younger brother Lakshmana had been here for some time with Rishi Vashistha. The tract comprising the present district was remote and much of it was covered with forest. But gradually the area became inhabitable, for want of recorded and reliable history it cannot, with any degree of certainty, be said how the district came to be known by its present name on account of the original habitation (Basti) having been selected by the Kalhans Raja Udai Raj Singh as a seat of his Raj, an event which probably occurred in the 16th century. In 1801, Basti became the Tehsil headquarters and in 1865 it was chosen as the headquarters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 after India had become a republic. It was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) during the period of the Dominion of India (1947–1950), which in turn was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) established in 1935, and eventually of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh established in 1902 during the British Raj. The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts, with the state capital being Lucknow, and Prayagraj serving as the judicial capital. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand), was created from Uttar Pradesh's western Himalayan hill region. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, meet at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, a Hindu pilgrimage site. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharthnagar District
Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh also known as the birthplace of Gautama Buddha. Siddharthnagar is the district headquarters. Siddharthnagar district is a part of Basti division. It was under Kosala kingdom and also the Shakya Kingdom in ancient times. Kalanamak rice is notable rice of Siddharthnagar, it is one of the finest and highest selling price rice. Presently its market selling price is 12000 rupee per quintal. Kalanamak rice farming boost the local economy which expended to 5000 hectare. Now Kalanamak rice is categorised under ODOP scheme. Administrative divisions Tehsils Siddharthnagar district comprises five tehsils or sub-divisions each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM): #Naugarh #Bansi # Domariyaganj # Itwa #Shohratgarh Blocks These Tehsils are further divided into 14 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO): # Naugarh # Barhani Bazar # Shohratgarh # Birdpur # Jogia # Uska Bazar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
