Basar is a census town in

Nirmal district Nirmal district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located in the town of Nirmal. It borders the Telangana districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Mancherial, Asifabad, Jagt ...

in the state of

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. It is located about north of the state capital

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...

, from Nizamabad and from the district headquarters

Nirmal Nirmal is a town and the district headquarters of Nirmal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is famed for its toys made out of wood. The district headquarters is located in the town of Nirmal. It borders the Telangana districts of A ...

Geography

Basar is located at It has an average elevation of 579 metres (1899 feet). It is located on the banks of

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and is famous for its Saraswathi temple in India. This temple is one of the very few temples of

Goddess Saraswati Saraswati ( sa, सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati. The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a god ...

Demographics

India

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, Basar had a population of 3834. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Basara has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Rail transport

Basar (Railway Station Code: BSX) is a

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under

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South Central Railway The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...

(SCR). It is the last Telangana station on the Secunderabad-Manmad line. The next station

Dharmabad Dharmabad is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located near the state border with Telangana. Dharmabad has an average elevation of . It is connected by railway. An industrial training i ...

, lies in Maharashtra. The town of Basar is connected to Nizamabad,

, Nanded,

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and

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Saraswathi temple

The Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar is a temple of

Saraswati Saraswati ( sa, सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati. The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a g ...

, the Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Learning. Children are brought here to do the learning ceremony called ''Akshara Abyasam'' (means "initiation into education"). It is situated about 200 km from Hyderabad and 34.8 km from Nizamabad and 72 km from its district headquarters Nirmal. Basar is 600 km from Mumbai, by a train on the new Secunderabad – Mumbai Devagiri Express.

Education

The town is also home to IIIT Basara, a state university offering engineering courses that was established in 2008.

References

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