Barua Sagar Tal is a large
lake
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situated in
Barua Sagar
Baruasagar is a town and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was named so because of the beautiful lake called Baruasagar Tal.
Maharshi Shringirishi Temple is also located near lakeside.
Demographics
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near
Jhansi
Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative head ...
in the
India
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n state of
Uttar Pradesh
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.
History
It is a large lake created about 260 years ago by Raja Udit Singh of
Orchha
Orchha is a town, near city of Niwari in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by rajput ruler Rudra Pratap Singh some time after 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of covering parts of c ...
, who built the embankment.
According to reports in media, the dam is claimed to be built around 1694 A.D.
The beautiful temple
Jarai-ka-Math, and the historic forts of
Bundelkhand are nearby attractions.
References
External links
India.bizhat.comMustseeindia.com
Jhansi
Tourism in Jhansi
Lakes of Uttar Pradesh
Tourist attractions in Jhansi district
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