Biskohar (Siddharth Nagar)
Biskohar is a village and market in Itwa block in Sidhdharthnagar district, Basti division, Uttar Pradesh state of India.[1] Biskohar is situated 209 km from the State's Capital City Lucknow.[2]
Biskohar Biskohar Bazar | |
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Village / Market | |
Biskohar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 27°20′0″N 82°42′0″E | |
Country | |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Siddharthnagar |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Awadhi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 272192 |
Vehicle registration | UP 55 |
Administration
There is one Parliamentary constituency named Domariaganj and five Assembly constituencies in the district namely Domariaganj, Itwa, Shoratgarh, Kapilvastu and Bansi. Biskohar comes under Itwa (Assembly constituency). Member of Legislative Assembly of the Itwa constituencies is: Satish Chandra Dwivedi MLA and Member of Parliament is Shri Jagdambika Pal [MP] from Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]
Notable person
Well-known Hindi scholar and writer Dr. Vishwanath Tripathi was born in February 1931 in Biskohar village in UP, Dr Vishwanath Tripathi obtained his graduate and post-graduate degrees from the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. Also he has written one book based on Biskohar about his childhood memory in Hindi "Nangatalai Ka Gaon" (Nanga Talai's Village)
External links
References
- "Map of Biskohar, Itwa, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh". m.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Lucknow to Biskohar (Siddharth Nagar) - 6 ways to travel via train, and Bus". Rome2rio. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Domariyaganj Election Results, Domariyaganj Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, Live Polls Coverage, Voting Count of Domariyaganj". India.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.