Bihat Biram

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]

Bihat Biram
Town
Location of Bihat Biram (#198) in Machhrehta block
Bihat Biram
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bihat Biram
Bihat Biram (India)
Coordinates: 27.45209°N 80.66366°E / 27.45209; 80.66366[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictSitapur
Area
  Total0.3881 km2 (0.1498 sq mi)
Elevation141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,852[2]
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
261405[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]

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References

  1. "Geonames.org. Behat". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. 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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