Bihat Biram | |
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Town | |
Bihat Biram Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Bihat Biram Bihat Biram (India) | |
Coordinates: 27°27′08″N 80°39′49″E / 27.45209°N 80.66366°E[1] | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Sitapur |
Area | |
• Total | 0.3881 km2 (0.1498 sq mi) |
Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,852[2] |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN Code | 261405[2] |
Bihat Biram, also spelled Behat, is a village in Machhrehta block of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, its population was 2,852, in 564 households.[2]
History
According to tradition, Bihat Biram was founded in 1459 by a Kachhwaha prince of Amer named Biram Singh, after whom the town was named. In the late 1800s, the village's Kachhwaha zamindars claimed descent from him, 11 generations later.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Geonames.org. Behat". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook – Sitapur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 166–190. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ Ferrar, C.S. (1877). Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh, Volume 2. Lucknow: Oudh Government Press. pp. 398–99. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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