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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bakhtiyarnagar
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| map_caption = Map showing Bakhtiyarnagar (#141) in Malihabad CD block
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]]
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'''Bakhtiyarnagar''' is a village in [[Malihabad]] block of [[Lucknow district]], Uttar Pradesh, India.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=94–111 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> It is located immediately to the south of the town of Malihabad.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Lucknow - A Gazetteer |date=1904 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=172–3 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48095 |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> The main staple foods here are wheat and rice.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Lucknow |date=1982 |pages=30–31 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/1276 |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> As of 2011, Bakhtiyarnagar's population is 2,480, in 456 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== History ==
Bakhtiyarnagar was the seat of a branch of the Amanzai [[Pathan]]s, who had originally settled in nearby [[Garhi Sanjar Khan]] in 1656.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> One member, Sarmast Khan, branched off and moved to Bakhtiyarnagar in 1693.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> His son, Dilawar Khan, achieved high rank under the Mughal emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]], receiving [[mansabdar]] status and the title "Nawab Shamsher Khan".<ref name="Gazetteer"/> He amassed an estate of over 100 villages and was granted a [[jagir]] of 3 lakhs of rupees.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> However, his son Makarim Khan fell into disfavour during the time of [[Safdar Jang]] and, realising he was distrusted, fled to [[Rohilkhand]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> His jagir was confiscated, although Bakhtiyarnagar and a few other villages were later restored to him through the intervention of the Rohilla leader [[Hafiz Rahmat Khan]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Bakhtiyarnagar then remained under his descendants' control through the early 20th century.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

At the turn of the 20th century, Bakhtiyarnagar was described as a small village with a lower primary school and a bazaar that held weekly markets.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The village lands were under extensive cultivation and irrigated by wells; about 10% of the village lands were covered by [[orchard]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Its population in 1901 was 1,476 people, including 682 Muslims.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Bakhtiyarnagar (as "Bakhtiarnagar") as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 1,355 (719 male and 636 female), in 260 households and 201 physical houses.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (38 - Lucknow District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |pages=xii-xiii of section "Malihabad Tahsil" |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1012/1/21873_1961_LUC.pdf |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> The area of the village was given as 477 [[acre]]s.<ref name="Census 1961"/>

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Bakhtiyarnagar as having a population of 1,543 people, in 276 households, and covering an area of 192.64 [[hectare]]s.<ref name="Census 1981"/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lucknow district}}

{{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Villages in Lucknow district]]

Bakhtiyarnagar - Revision history

ReinaSligo4 at 19:43, 20 May 2024