Bara is a village located in the

Dildarnagar Kamsar Dildarnagar Kamsar (also known as Ahl-e-Kamsar or Kamsar-O-Bar) is a pargana (region) and a Community, mashra comprising 34 settlements located around the Karmanasa River, Karamnasa River in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh and the Kaimur ...

region of Ghazipur district, in the Indian state of

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. It is situated along the banks of the holy river

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, offering a scenic and culturally rich environment. The village has a predominantly Muslim (Pathan) population and is known for its communal harmony and active participation in sports. Local sports are an integral part of village life, with teams such as the Bara Cricket Club and Bara

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Club regularly engaging in regional tournaments. The village hosts a higher secondary educational institution, Bara Inter College, which serves students from Bara and nearby villages. Bara is particularly noted for its traditional horse racing events, which are held annually and attract nearly 500 participants from across the region, making it a prominent cultural attraction in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Every year nearly 500 participants attend. The race is done with fifty horses. There is officia
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History

According to the old books and sayings it is said that the Bara village was established by the family Cherus. Tikam deo was a King of

chero Dynasty The Chero chieftaincy was a principality located within the Mughal province of Bihar Subah. Prior to the Mughal period, the Cheros held a collection of small principalities in the districts of Bhojpur, Saran, Champaran, Muzaffarpur as the ...

and a ruler of Birpur estate. Later Kam dev and Dham dev came to this region and Tikam deo Lost the power and Birpur came in direct control of them and later Kamsar jagir. After Tikam deo Lost his estate his descendants name as Rajdhar Rai, Mukund Rai, and Pithaur Rai out of three brothers, one brother settled at Birpur, and one brother established Narayanpur and Ujjar villages. Later their family established many villages near Birpur. One brother adopted

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in early 16th century, on getting influenced by a

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and established bara. The brother who adopted Islam and his descendants were in a good relationship from

Kamsar Kamsar is a port city in Guinea, West Africa. It is also a Sub-prefectures of Guinea, Sub-prefecture of Guinea. It is located on the mouth of the Nunez River. Port Kamsar handles significant part of the world's bauxite production. Ships callin ...

because of which many Kamsar pathans settled at Bara and family from bara settled in different villages of

. Originally the land on which bara stands was a part of Kamsar Jagir . Bara was also a

pargana Pargana or parganah, also spelt pergunnah, equivalent to Mohallah as a subunit of Subah (Suba), was a type of former administrative division in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and British Colonial empire ...

of Kamsaar. The desendets of the old family of Raizada after adopting Islam are known as Bar pathans,. At Birpur, Where one brother In the

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and subsequently to the British Imperialism, it lies on an important route of

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, and there were constant movement of businessmen and traders. The village has a railway station known as Bara kalan station. During

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the Bara was also a trade centre because of its distance from the

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. An old

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in Bara was built in the early 1600s. Bara witnessed the

Battle of Chausa The Battle of Chausa was a notable military engagement between the Mughal Emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan ruler, Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar, India. Sher Shah Suri was ...

, a military engagement between the

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Humayun, and the Pathan

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri (born Farid al-Din Khan; 1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), also known by his title Sultan Adil (), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. He defeated the Mughal Empire, ...

, fought on 26 June 1539, 2 km away.

Historical population of Bara

Agriculture

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is the main employment in the village. More than 2500 acres of land are used for agriculture. All kinds of machinery like

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combine harvester The modern combine harvester, also called a combine, is a machine designed to harvest a variety of cultivated seeds. Combine harvesters are one of the most economically important labour-saving inventions, significantly reducing the fraction of ...

baler A baler or hay baler is a piece of farm machinery used to compress a cut and raked crop (such as hay, cotton, flax straw, salt marsh hay, or silage) into compact bales that are easy to handle, transport, and store. Often, bales are config ...

s etc. are used in the village. The village has a good water supply for irrigation purposes. Most people have their own

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s or other things for irrigation. The village is near to

Dildarnagar Dildarnagar is a municipality in Dildarnagar Kamsar, Kamsaar of Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dildarnagar is a fast-developing town. It is located 34 Kilometre, km from Ghazipur. It is also known as the heart of the Dildarnagar Ka ...

and

Chausa Chausa is a town and corresponding community development block in Buxar district, Bihar, India. It is located 11 km west of the district headquarters, Buxar, on the bank of the river Ganga. As of 2011, the population of the village of Cha ...

which are some of the main markets for agriculture. The village is surrounded by two

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name as Karmanasa and

. The soil of the village is good for farming. All kinds of crops which are grown in

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and

Buxar district Buxar district is one of the 38 districts of Bihar, India. Located in the southwestern part of the state, it is a primarily agricultural district. The district headquarters is at the town of Buxar. Buxar district was carved out from Bhojpur d ...

are grown in the village. A Beautiful sunset view on Holy River Ganga -Bara

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is grown at a large scale in the village as

Ganges river The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...

passes about 4.8 kilometres from the village. The village has many

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Demography

Transport

Barakalan Halt railway station, Gahmar railway station, Dildarnagar junction and Buxar junction are the closest railway stations to Bara. The nearest airport is in

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Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the 2n ...

and Sri Rajendra Nagar Patna Airport.

References

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