Bakshi Ka Talab

Bakshi Ka Talab is an area situated at North side in city of Lucknow, consisting of both residential and business settlements. Bakshi Ka Talab is an organised settlement developed by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA). It is connected to Lucknow via National Highway 24.[1]

Bakshi Ka Talab

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Residential area
Bakshi Ka Talab
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°59′0″N 80°53′0″E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictLucknow
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
 • Total20,000(as of 2,016)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
226201
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityLucknow
Lok Sabha constituency 1690
Avg. summer temperature42 to 45 °C (108 to 113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature5 to 8 °C (41 to 46 °F)

Bakshi Ka Talab features the annual play Ramlila, staged since 1972, wherein lead characters like Rama, Lakshamana and Hanumana are played by Muslim youths. This play has also been adapted into radio play "Us gaon ki ramlila" to promote communal harmony among the masses.[2]

Education

Bakshi Ka Talab has many schools including SR Institute of management, Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Lucknow, St. Xavier's Inter College, Lawrence Homan Public School .

There are government and private higher education institutions such as Chandra Bhanu Gupt Krishi Mahavidyalaya, GCRG Memorial Trust's Group of Institutions, B.N. College of Engineering & Technology, and ITM School of Architecture and Town Planning.

It also marks the entry point of famous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrika_Devi_Temple,_Lucknow.

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References
  1. Start and end points of National Highways Archived 10 April 2009 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  2. Indian art and Culture by Nitin Singhania 2nd edition
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