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Basarh

Basarh is a village in the Vaishali district of Bihar, India. It is the location of the ancient Vaishali city.

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Basarh
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Ruins of the ancient fort at Basarh
Ruins of the ancient fort at Basarh
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Coordinates: 25°58′38″N 85°07′56″E / 25.97729°N 85.13231°E / 25.97729; 85.13231
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictVaishali
BlockVaishali
Area
 • Total
10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)1
 • Total
14,084
 • Density1,407/km2 (3,644/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number
844128
STD code06223
ISO 3166 codeBR-IN
Vehicle registrationBR-

Basarh is a village in the Vaishali district of Bihar, India. It is the location of the ancient Vaishali city.23

According to the 2011 census of India, Basarh has 14,084 people in 2,667 households. The population includes 7,289 males and 6,795 females. The effective literacy rate (that is, literacy rate of the population aged 6 years and above) of the village is 56.84%. The area of the village is 10.01 km2.1

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References

  1. "Vaishali district census handbook" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. Janice Leoshko (2017). Sacred Traces: British Explorations of Buddhism in South Asia. Taylor & Francis. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-351-55030-7.
  3. Dilip Kumar (1986). Archaeology of Vaishali. Ramanand Vidya Bhawan. p. 36. OCLC 18520132.