Bara Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bara Town

Town in the Zamania tahsil of Ghazipur District, United Provinces, situated in 25 31' N. and 83 52' E., on the Ganges, 18 miles south-east of Ghazipur town. Population (1901), 5,260. Bara is a long, narrow, straggling town at the confluence of the Karamnasa with the Ganges. Close by, on the banks of the smaller river, was fought the battle, usually known as Chausa Ghat, between Humayun and Sher Shah in 1539, which ended in the defeat and flight of the former. There are some old Hindu temples and a spacious idgdh. Bara has no trade ; it contains two schools with about 77 pupils, of whom 22 are girls. VOL. VI. e e