Gorasara is a village located in

Dildarnagar Kamsar Dildarnagar Kamsar (also known as Ahl-e-Kamsar or Kamsar-O-Bar) is a pargana (region) and a Community, mashra comprising 34 settlements located around the Karmanasa River, Karamnasa River in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh and the Kaimur ...

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. Goarasara village was established by Bhikham Khan, son of Fateh Bahadur Khan, and great great grand son of Narhar Khan. As of the 2011 Census of India, the main population of the village lived in an area of 87.5 acres of land with 637 households.

Agriculture

The soil of the village is rich in

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s. The water level of the village is less than 100 feet deep. The village land extends to the banks of Karmansa River. As of the 2011 census, the area of the village is 983.38 acres. ponds cover 18 acres, with the rest of the land dedicated to other crop production. Many types of crops that grow in the nearby

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and

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districts are grown in the village. Gorasara has been known for its

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farming for more than 300 years. During the summer, sunflowers are planted on a large scale in the village, usually on more than 500 acres of land. Flowers are sent to other

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and countries. Sunflowers were used to make

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in the village during the

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and British eras.

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farming is also done on a large scale. The village is known for its rose plantation done every year to make

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. Every year different breeds of sunflower and rose are planted on a large scale in the village.

Plantation

When Goarasar village was established by Bhikham Khan (a descendant of Narhar Khan of

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), his son Fateh Bahadur Khan build a large orchard in the village which was named Hazara Bagh. The orchard built by Fateh took over an area of hundreds of

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and thousands of trees. Now the orchard is owned by his descendants who are Kamsar Pathans.

Historical population

Gallery

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farm in Gorasara Gorasara Rose flower Farms.jpeg, Image of a

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farm in Gorasara.

References

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