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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Village in Rajasthan, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bahaj<br />
| official_name = Bahaj<br />
| settlement_type = [[Village]]<br />
| pushpin_map = India Rajasthan#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|27|28|11.42|N|77|22|21.37|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = <br />
| subdivision_name = Country<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Deeg district|Deeg]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| population_total = 7712<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 321203<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|RJ-IN]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bahaj''' is a village in [[Deeg|Deeg tehsil]] of [[Bharatpur district|Bharatpur]] in [[Rajasthan]], India. known for an ancient palaeochannel buried 23 metres under the village, which was discovered by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-24 |title=Rajasthan dig reveals 3,500-year-old settlement: ASI traces ancient riverbed; findings may link it to Rig Veda-era Saraswati river |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/rajasthan-dig-reveals-3500-year-old-settlement-asi-traces-ancient-riverbed-findings-may-link-it-to-rig-veda-era-saraswati-river/articleshow/122032942.cms |access-date=2025-07-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The village considered part of the [[Braj|Braj region]] of Mathura.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murari |first=Krishan |date=2024-05-07 |title=Mathura culture, Mahabharata Period — ASI digs Govardhan Hill after 50 years |url=https://theprint.in/ground-reports/mathura-culture-mahabharata-period-asi-digs-govardhan-hill-after-50-years/2073442/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-28 |title=Buried for 4,500 years: Rajasthan dig uncovers evidence of lost civilisation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/asi-ancient-civilisation-rajasthan-human-skeleton-utensils-statues-metal-weapons-bharatpur-2747678-2025-06-28 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
As per the [[2011 census of India|2011 Census of India]], Bahaj had a population of 7,712. Males population is 4042 of the population and 3670 females. In Bahaj, 1209 population is under 6 years of age.<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=8&district=105&subdistrict=508&town_village=74340&geo_level=4&format=csv Bahaj population] (CSV)</ref> Major language spoken there is [[Braj Bhasha|Brij Bhasha]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Deeg district]]<br />
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Bharatpur district]]<br />
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