Basar, Telangana
| Basar బాసర | |
|---|---|
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Basar Temple view | |
  Basar  Basar Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°53′N 77°57′E / 18.883°N 77.950°ECoordinates: 18°53′N 77°57′E / 18.883°N 77.950°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | NIRMAL |
| Elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,834 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Website |
telangana |
Basar or Basara is a census town in Nirmal district in the state of Telangana, India.[1] Basara is popular in India because of Saraswathi temple, which is only such temple in entire India.
Geography
Basar is located at 18°53′N 77°57′E / 18.883°N 77.950°E It has an average elevation of 579 metres (1899 feet).
It is located on the banks of River Godavari and is famous for its Saraswathi temple in India. This temple is one of the very few temples of Goddess Saraswati in South India.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Basar had a population of 3834. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Basara has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rail transport
Basar (Railway Station Code: BSX) is a railway station under Hyderabad Division of South Central Railway(SCR). It is the last Telangana station on the Secunderabad-Manmad line. The next station Dharmabad, lies in Maharashtra. The town of Basar is connected to Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Nanded, Aurangabad and Mumbai.
Saraswathi temple
The Saraswathy Temple in Basar is a unique temple of Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Learning. Children are brought here to do the learning ceremony called Akshara Abyasam (in Telugu, this means "alphabet exercise").
It is situated about 200 km from Hyderabad and 34.8 km from Nizamabad and 72 km from its district headquarters Nirmal. Basar is 600 km from Mumbai, by a train on the new Secunderabad – Mumbai Devagiri Express.[3]
Education
The town is also home to a Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies is public university offering engineering courses. It was established in the year 2008. The course offered is a six-year integrated engineering course. It is a state university.
See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basara. |
- ↑ "Nirmal District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data fromc the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ "This website is currently unavailable.". Basaratemple.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.