Asara is a large village situated on
National Highway 709B (India)
National Highway 709B, is a National Highway in India. The highway starts from Akshardham in Delhi. It is a spur road of National Highway 9 (India), National Highway 9. NH-709B traverses the states of Delhi
Delhi, officially the Nati ...
in the Chhaprauli Mandal of
Baghpat District
Bagpat district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with headquarters at the town of Baghpat.
History
Baghpat city, after which the district takes its name, derives its name either from ''vyagprastha'' ("land of ti ...
in
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 ...
, India. The village is about 12.01 kilometres from the town of
Chhaprauli
Chhaprauli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
History
Chhaprauli is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,138,759 dams for the imperial treasu ...
, and is 33.70 km from district headquarters at
Baghpat
Baghpat is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagpat district, which was established in 1997. It is part of the National Capital Region.
Etymology
The original name of the city was ''Vyaghrap ...
, 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
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
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
Asara ( fa, آسارا, also Romanized as Āsārā) is a city in and the capital of Asara District, in Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran.
It is located in the Alborz (''Elburz'') mountain range.
In the 2006 census, its population (including t ...
,
Alborz Province
Alborz Province ( fa, استان البرز, ''Ostān-e Alborz'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.[Rataul
Rataul is a village located in the Khekra tehsil, in the Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh state, India.]
References
Villages in Bagpat district
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