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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shashank kumar sarma
| native_name = Bakshi, BKT, Afs
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| settlement_type = Residential area
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'''Bakshi Ka Talab''' is a [[nagar panchayat]] town in [[Lucknow district]] of [[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=xii, 6, 28-67, 112-37, 278-292 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> It is also the headquarters of a corresponding [[tehsil]], as well as a [[community development block]] of the same name.<ref name="Census 2011"/> As of 2011, its population was 49,166, in 8,728 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/> It consists 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 (India)|National Highway 24]].<ref>[http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396.htm Start and end points of National Highways] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410062034/http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396.htm |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref>

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.<ref>Indian art and Culture by Nitin Singhania 2nd edition</ref>


The three main commodities produced here are cement tiles and pipes, [[soap]], and [[furniture]].<ref name="Census 2011"/> The famous [[Chandrika Devi Temple, Lucknow|Chandrika Devi Temple]] is located in nearby [[Kathwara]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

== Name and history ==
Bakshi Ka Talab is named after its large tank built by Bakhshi Tipur Chand, who was paymaster for [[Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah]] in the first half of the 19th century.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Lucknow - A Gazetteer |date=1904 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |page=172 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48095 |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> This structure was built with flights of stairs descending to the water's surface on all four sides, and four towers marking the corners.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> A temple to [[List of titles and names of Krishna#Names in general use|Banke Bihari]] was built facing the main road, and next to it, Bakhshi Tipur Chand had a mansion built, along with a walled garden.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> By the turn of the 20th century, the complex had fallen into ruin.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Around that time, Bakshi Ka Talab was described as being within the land belonging to [[Rudhoi]] village, to the west.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> It had a [[train station]] on the [[Lucknow–Bareilly Railway]], a post office, and a village school.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

Bakshi Ka Talab was first upgraded to nagar panchayat status for the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], with 23 villages being merged into the territory of the city.<ref name="Census 2011"/>.Currently Arun Singh Gappu is chairman of Bakshi Ka Talab Nagar Panchayat.

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, the population of Bakshi Ka Talab town was 49,166, in 8,728 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Children ages 0-6 numbered 6,783, making up 13.8% of the town's population.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The town's [[sex ratio]] was 910 females for every 1000 males; in the 0-6 age group it was 947.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Members of [[scheduled castes]] made up 30.2% of town residents (the highest among cities in Lucknow district), and no residents were recorded as belonging to [[scheduled tribes]].<ref name="Census 2011"/> The [[literacy rate]] of Bakshi Ka Talab town was 73.8% (81.7% of males and 65.3% of females, ages 7 and up).<ref name="Census 2011"/>

At the block level, the population of Bakshi Ka Talab's rural areas was 239,938, which was the highest among blocks in Lucknow district.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== Education ==
Bakshi Ka Talab has many schools including [http://www.srgi.in SR Institute of management], [http://www.itmlucknow.com Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Lucknow], [http://www.stfxaviersknp.org St. Xavier's Inter College], [http://www.lawrencehomanschool.com Lawrence Homan Public School], [https://rrimt.ac.in R.R. Group Of Institutions].

There are government and private [[higher education]] institutions such as [http://www.cbgagcollege.org Chandra Bhanu Gupt Krishi Mahavidyalaya], [http://gcrg.in/ GCRG Memorial Trust's Group of Institutions], [http://www.bncet.ac.in B.N. College of Engineering & Technology], and [http://www.itmschool.com ITM School of Architecture and Town Planning].

== Villages ==
Bakshi Ka Talab block contains the following 161 villages:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Sahadat Nagar]] || 118.4 || 243
|-
| [[Garha, Lucknow|Garha]] || 127.8 || 1,139
|-
| [[Bahargaon]] || 254.8 || 2,340
|-
| [[Karaundi]] || 273.2 || 1,567
|-
| [[Bagaha, Lucknow|Bagaha]] || 287.4 || 2,917
|-
| [[Jamkhanava]] || 283.7 || 1,900
|-
| [[Dudhara, Lucknow|Dudhara]] || 112 || 1,757
|-
| [[Makaria Kalan]] || 710.5 || 3,441
|-
| [[Aramba]] || 261.3 || 2,459
|-
| [[Banauga]] || 244 || 3,876
|-
| [[Bhagautipur, Lucknow|Bhagautipur]] || 116.1 || 833
|-
| [[Sarai Damu]] || 136.8 || 1,081
|-
| [[Shivari]] || 150 || 1,536
|-
| [[Gohana Khurd]] || 180.8 || 1,443
|-
| [[Bahadurganj, Lucknow|Bahadurganj]] || 64.3 || 749
|-
| [[Chaugava]] || 226.2 || 2,097
|-
| [[Lodhauli]] || 130.6 || 1,075
|-
| [[Manpur Raja]] || 42.4 || 748
|-
| [[Malookpur]] || 253.5 || 2,203
|-
| [[Belava, Lucknow|Belava]] || 94 || 829
|-
| [[Saray Usrana]] || 38.7 || 493
|-
| [[Madhopur, Bakshi Ka Talab|Madhopur]] || 95.9 || 748
|-
| [[Marapa, Lucknow|Marapa]] || 56.2 || 599
|-
| [[Gorahi]] || 64.1 || 443
|-
| [[Raipur Raja]] || 236.7 || 1,920
|-
| [[Bangaon, Lucknow|Bangaon]] || 77.3 || 730
|-
| [[Kamalpur Kayastha]] || 46.6 || 277
|-
| [[Palpur]] || 62 || 921
|-
| [[Chandpur Khanipur]] || 195.1 || 2,781
|-
| [[Derava]] || 42.8 || 622
|-
| [[Ahmedpur Khera]] || 102.8 || 890
|-
| [[Pirthi Nagar]] || 59.5 || 774
|-
| [[Akbarpur, Lucknow|Akbarpur]] || 40.3 || 676
|-
| [[Usarana]] || 466.4 || 2,770
|-
| [[Karsanda]] || 166.6 || 574
|-
| [[Kishunpur, Lucknow|Kishunpur]] || 186.5 || 1,210
|-
| [[Dilvasi]] || 163.2 || 1,132
|-
| [[Patti, Lucknow|Patti]] || 78.9 || 755
|-
| [[Khanpur, Lucknow|Khanpur]] || 57.3 || 771
|-
| [[Bhatesua]] || 106.2 || 777
|-
| [[Atesua]] || 420.2 || 3,290
|-
| [[Hanumantpur]] || 139.8 || 1,449
|-
| [[Chandanapur]] || 166.6 || 1,267
|-
| [[Ashnaha]] || 169.2 || 1,443
|-
| [[Bhikharipur]] || 56.4 || 588
|-
| [[Lalpur, Bakshi Ka Talab|Lalpur]] || 80.6 || 695
|-
| [[Shahpur Najol]] || 188.6 || 634
|-
| [[Kunaura]] || 575.6 || 1,503
|-
| [[Umariya, Lucknow|Umariya]] || 257.3 || 732
|-
| [[Muspipari]] || 325.4 || 2,149
|-
| [[Himmatpur]] || 64.3 || 545
|-
| [[Godhana]] || 314.2 || 1,191
|-
| [[Narayanpur, Bakshi Ka Talab|Narayanpur]] || 84.7 || 524
|-
| [[Kuverpur]] || 44.3 || 193
|-
| [[Puhuppur]] || 150.8 || 1,002
|-
| [[Subanshipur]] || 75.7 || 730
|-
| [[Haloopur]] || 49.6 || 312
|-
| [[Rampur Babu]] || 78.9 || 727
|-
| [[Bhargahana]] || 151.9 || 1,279
|-
| [[Mahgava]] || 378.9 || 2,737
|-
| [[Khomau]] || 100.6 || 1,316
|-
| [[Narosa, Lucknow|Narosa]] || 387.1 || 2,848
|-
| [[Darauna]] || 34.5 || 375
|-
| [[Indara, Lucknow|Indara]] || 484.4 || 2,136
|-
| [[Khajuri, Lucknow|Khajuri]] || 88.6 || 517
|-
| [[Karimnagar, Lucknow|Karimnagar]] || 173.2 || 706
|-
| [[Tikari, Bakshi Ka Talab (census code 143233)|Tikari]] || 292.6 || 1,044
|-
| [[Subhan Nagar Arigawan]] || 83.7 || 926
|-
| [[Palia, Lucknow|Palia]] || 116.3 || 1,045
|-
| [[Mohammadpur Garhi]] || 185.2 || 1,309
|-
| [[Gulalpur]] || 313 || 1,783
|-
| [[Saranva]] || 293.6 || 1,089
|-
| [[Parsahia]] || 273.8 || 1,582
|-
| [[Aldampur]] || 213.7 || 1,500
|-
| [[Kumhrava]] || 481.1 || 3,087
|-
| [[Bajpur Gangaura]] || 197.8 || 713
|-
| [[Dariapur, Lucknow|Dariapur]] || 128.3 || 862
|-
| [[Hemi, Lucknow|Hemi]] || 165.2 || 599
|-
| [[Unai, Lucknow|Unai]] || 128.3 || 1,018
|-
| [[Jalalpur, Lucknow|Jalalpur]] || 277.3 || 2,270
|-
| [[Khesravan]] || 127.4 || 992
|-
| [[Prithvipur, Lucknow|Prithvipur]] || 42.4 || 0
|-
| [[Chak Prithvipur]] || 41.3 || 1,222
|-
| [[Arjunpur, Lucknow|Arjunpur]] || 71.7 || 1,089
|-
| [[Kamalpur Sirsa]] || 181.5 || 817
|-
| [[Bibipur, Bakshi Ka Talab|Bibipur]] || 363.6 || 1,996
|-
| [[Chak Bibipur]] || 9.3 || 87
|-
| [[Chak Bankat]] || 38.6 || 532
|-
| [[Daulatpur, Bakshi Ka Talab|Daulatpur]] || 174.1 || 629
|-
| [[Devari Rokhara]] || 308.5 || 3,205
|-
| [[Tikari, Bakshi Ka Talab (census code 143257)|Tikari]] || 95 || 1,233
|-
| [[Sultanpur, Bakshi Ka Talab|Sultanpur]] || 132.1 || 2,874
|-
| [[Shahpur Raja]] || 140.3 || 758
|-
| [[Bhikhampur]] || 59.8 || 506
|-
| [[Singhamau]] || 173.7 || 1,548
|-
| [[Bargadikala]] || 132.1 || 1,777
|-
| [[Mandauli Khurd]] || 127.2 || 1,456
|-
| [[Beharkaraundi]] || 31.4 || 331
|-
| [[Shivpuri, Lucknow|Shivpuri]] || 819.8 || 3,747
|-
| [[Kathwara]] || 1,295.3 || 6,740
|-
| [[Shivkhar]] || 74.3 || 410
|-
| [[Hardhaurpur]] || 283.6 || 2,161
|-
| [[Bikamau Khurd]] || 118.9 || 893
|-
| [[Madaripur, Lucknow|Madaripur]] || 264.7 || 2,068
|-
| [[Parvatpur, Lucknow|Parvatpur]] || 105.8 || 818
|-
| [[Majheria]] || 119.6 || 797
|-
| [[Rampur Bahera]] || 204.8 || 1,867
|-
| [[Digoi]] || 172.5 || 1,000
|-
| [[Misripur, Lucknow (census code 143275)|Misripur]] || 195.8 || 1,619
|-
| [[Sonava]] || 232.6 || 1,596
|-
| [[Digurpur]] || 101 || 819
|-
| [[Nagavamau Khurd]] || 88.5 || 564
|-
| [[Naguvamau Kalan]] || 269.6 || 2,257
|-
| [[Durjanpur]] || 63.8 || 758
|-
| [[Rajpur, Lucknow|Rajpur]] || 77.7 || 467
|-
| [[Ancharamau]] || 358.3 || 3,559
|-
| [[Mohammadpur Saraia ]] || 166.9 || 905
|-
| [[Paharpur, Bakshi Ka Talab|Paharpur]] || 259.5 || 2,545
|-
| [[Taranpur]] || 77.2 || 783
|-
| [[Bharsar]] || 165.6 || 1,253
|-
| [[Ataraura]] || 225.8 || 2,052
|-
| [[Parsau, Lucknow|Parsau]] || 199.9 || 1,329
|-
| [[Bhesi]] || 79.2 || 452
|-
| [[Singhpur, Lucknow|Singhpur]] || 49.1 || 496
|-
| [[Malhipur]] || 92.5 || 474
|-
| [[Rajapur Salempur]] || 175.3 || 757
|-
| [[Sarsava]] || 144 || 1,252
|-
| [[Mavaikala]] || 155.2 || 972
|-
| [[Khantari]] || 243.6 || 929
|-
| [[Dahanauri]] || 171.4 || 806
|-
| [[Asti, Bakshi Ka Talab|Asti]] || 315 || 2,043
|-
| [[Barakhempur]] || 217.6 || 1,600
|-
| [[Fatehpur Khamra]] || 184.6 || 1,633
|-
| [[Goravamau]] || 59.2 || 816
|-
| [[Manpur Lala]] || 236.4 || 1,924
|-
| [[Siwan, Lucknow|Siwan]] || 210.3 || 1,863
|-
| [[Hajichak]] || 29.1 || 295
|-
| [[Kauriamau]] || 107.3 || 1,166
|-
| [[Sadamau]] || 56 || 860
|-
| [[Palaka, Lucknow|Palaka]] || 126 || 1,735
|-
| [[Bharawamau]] || 191.4 || 2,900
|-
| [[Chanda Coder]] || 70.3 || 1,566
|-
| [[Dinkarpur Jhalava]] || 103.2 || 919
|-
| [[Gohana Kalan]] || 548.8 || 2,814
|-
| [[Adhar Khera]] || 200.4 || 1,038
|-
| [[Ajanhar Kalan]] || 202.4 || 713
|-
| [[Rasoolpur Kayastha]] || 167.9 || 1,401
|-
| [[Misripur, Bakshi Ka Talab (census code 143314)|Misripur]] || 212.2 || 4,583
|-
| [[Barkhudarpur]] || 240.2 || 1,178
|-
| [[Guramba]] || 105.2 || 2,602
|-
| [[Behta]] || 160.6 || 3,693
|-
| [[Para, Lucknow|Para]] || 151.2 || 1,437
|-
| [[Rajauli, Lucknow|Rajauli]] || 291.2 || 3,892
|-
| [[Paikaramau]] || 385 || 4,276
|-
| [[Dashauli]] || 250.9 || 2,921
|-
| [[Kapasi]] || 175.3 || 1,710
|-
| [[Rasoolpur Sadat]] || 631 || 4,138
|-
| [[Basaha]] || 546.6 || 2,344
|-
| [[Mohammadpur Majara]] || 155.6 || 1,607
|-
| [[Goila, Lucknow|Goila]] || 760.6 || 7,945
|-
| [[Pipri, Lucknow|Pipri]] || 51.3 || 318
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Lucknow district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Lucknow district]]

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