Bakshi Ka Talab

Bakshi Ka Talab
Residential area
Bakshi Ka Talab

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°59′0″N 80°53′0″E / 26.98333°N 80.88333°E / 26.98333; 80.88333Coordinates: 26°59′0″N 80°53′0″E / 26.98333°N 80.88333°E / 26.98333; 80.88333
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lucknow
Elevation 124 m (407 ft)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 226201
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Lucknow
Lok Sabha constituency 0
Avg. summer temperature 42 to 45 °C (108 to 113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 5 to 8 °C (41 to 46 °F)

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).

Location

It is located at 26°59′0″N 80°53′0″E / 26.98333°N 80.88333°E / 26.98333; 80.88333 at an elevation of 124 m above MSL.[1] National Highway 24A connects Bakshi Ka Talab to Chenhat and National Highway 25A connects it to Lucknow through National Highway 24.[2]

Transportation

Bakshi Ka Talab is connected to major stations in Uttar Pradesh. State Transport Corporation provides 24-hour connectivity to Bakshi Ka Talab. Private transport is also available around the clock.

Education

Bakshi Ka Talab has many schools including Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Lucknow, Shri Shyam Manohar Mishra Inter College, St. Xavier's Inter College, Lawrence Homan Public School. There are many government and private higher education institutions such as Chandra Bhanu Gupt Krishi Mahavidyalaya, Sahara Arts and Management Academy, GCRG Memorial Trust's Group of Institutions, B.N. College of Engineering & Technology, ITM School of Architecture and Town Planning.

Demographics

The total population of Bakshi Ka Talab according to 2011 census is 10,000.

Historical

This place is named after Lucknow Nawab cashier Tripuresh Chandra Bakshi. He invested at this place and Big Shiv temple and Radha Krishna (Thakurdwara) was created here. Also a big and beautiful Pond was created here.


References

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