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Area of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India

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::summary Area of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India ::

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Bah is a Block and sub-division in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh in India. The township is on the State Highway 62 of Uttar Pradesh. The place is surrounded by three rivers giving it its name.

Geography

This place is situated in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Three rivers, Yamuna, Chambal and Utangan irrigate its land and separate it from the states Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. There has been several demands to make the Bah-Bateshwar district.

History

The history of Bah can be dated back to Vedic Era. However, no archaeological findings have been found in the area but, analyzing using historical maps gives an insight of the history of place and various kingdoms or republics that have acquired the place

Prior to establishment of first known township the place was primarily a forest in the fertile land of Yamuna plains. The first known townships was established by Maharaja Mahendra Kalyan Singh of Bhadawar naming the place "Bah Kalyanpur". The name "Bah", literally meaning 'to flow' in local language, signifies the character of place. It is surrounded by three rivers:  Chambal, Yamuna and Utangan.

From the very establishment of the township the Mughal Empire was declining so Mughal influence didn't reached the town and the history is much preserved locally for the region. From the very establishment the town has been a free place.

Following is a list of kingdoms, janapadas and republics that have resorted control over the area. The list has been compiled on basis of Map analysis of Various States so is prone to errors, but general details are credible but not final:

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Bah had a total population of 16,211, of which 8,564 were males and 7,647 were females, giving a sex ratio of 893. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,173. The total number of literates in Bah was 10,950, which constituted 67.5% of the population with male literacy of 72.4% and female literacy of 61.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Bah was 78.0%, of which male literacy rate was 84.4% and female literacy rate was 70.9%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,645. Bah had 2661 households in 2011.

Language

The main spoken language is Hindi, which is also the official language. Urdu is the additional official language..

Administration

In the present time, Bah is a Tehsil place comprising three blocks namely Bah, Jaitpur and Pinahat.

Politics

Bah (Assembly constituency) represents the area.

thumb|Bah railway station board

Notable people

  • Genda Lal Dixit (30 November 1888 – 21 December 1920) was an Indian revolutionary who led the Shivaji Samiti group of freedom fighters against the British Raj.
  • Ankit Sharma is an athlete who competes in the long jump event. He was born on 20 July 1992 in Pinahat block.

References

References

  1. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  2. "Bah Pin code". pin-code.net.
  3. Singh, Tripurdaman. (2019-05-23). "Imperial Sovereignty and Local Politics: The Bhaduria Rajputs and the Transition from Mughal to British India, 1600– 1900". Cambridge University Press.
  4. Singh, Tripurdaman. (2019-05-23). "Imperial Sovereignty and Local Politics: The Bhaduria Rajputs and the Transition from Mughal to British India, 1600– 1900". Cambridge University Press.
  5. "Census of India: Bah".

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