Rasra is a city and a

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Ballia district Ballia district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ballia district is a part of Azamgarh division situated in the east of Uttar Pradesh. The main economic activity is agriculture. City is the district headquarters and commercial ...

in the

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. It is one among six

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s that come under

, Rasra is also known as 'Chhoti Kashi' and 'Nath Nagri' due to the presence of Nath Baba mandir which is a well known religious spot. In past the production of sugar from rotten sugarcanes lead to the city being named 'Rasra' which is a

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is one of two very prominent festivals, here, alongside Chhath . Rasra has top schools of district. Rasra has second largest Durga Puja celebration in Uttar Pradesh after Ram Nagar, Varanasi. Rasra has a busy fish market, chicken market and mutton narket. It has also Sadar Bazaar, Station Road Market, Hospital Complex Market, Mission Road Market, Kali Maa ka chaura, and This place is known for all religious cultures, and has many of mandir, churches and mosques.

Geography

Rasra is 34 km far from Ballia and 42 km from Mau Rasra is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Tourism place and Temple

*Sri Nath Ji Math Nagpur *Sri Nath Ji Math Nagpura *Sri Nath Ji Math Rasra *Historical Ramleela Maidan Rasra *Sri Nath Ji Math Maharajpur *Sri Nath Ji Math Kanso-Patna *Sri Kali Ji Temple Rasra *Sri Khaki Baba Temple Khanwar *Temple Bulaki das ki mathiya *Sri Brahm Ji Temple Bramsthan *Sri Lakhneswar dham (mundera)

Demographics

India

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, Rasra had a population of 29,263.

References

Cities and towns in Ballia district {{Ballia-geo-stub