Asara, India


Asara is a large village situated on National Highway 709B in the Chhaprauli Mandal of Baghpat District in Uttar Pradesh in India. The village is about 12.01 kilometres from the town of Chhaprauli, and is 33.70 km distance from district headquarters at Baghpat, and situated on the banks of the Yumuna Canal.

Connectivity

Asara is well connected to Delhi as well as Other cities via NH-709B and on Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur Railway line.

Geography

Asara is the biggest village of Baghpat district in context of area, It has 52000 Bigha farming land. In east there is Krishni rever.
Villages nearby include Kakripur, Bhudpur, Ramala, Fatehpur Chak, Ibrahimpur Majra, Sujti and Kirthal.

People

It is a predominantly Muslim Jaat village, being the dominant community having more than 90% share in population of about 25,000.

History

The village was said to have been founded by Mubarak Khan of Kirthal about six hundred years ago. Mubarak Khan was a soldier in Prithvi Raj Chauhan army. during his visit to Iran he fell in love with an Iranian Muslim girl but his villagers did not allow him to do so, Khan decided to quit his village Kirthal and live in cottage in forest, after all this cottage gradually turn into a village presently named Asara.

Education

There is around 75% literacy rate recorded in Asara, there is Muslim Inter College since 1924. There are four primary school at every corner, one Maktab and one up Govt. affiliated school including more than 20 public schools of modern education.