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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Banthra Sikandarpur
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| other_name = Banthra, Banthara
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.693327|N|80.834622|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GeoNames">{{cite web |url=https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ |website=Search for "Banthra Sikandarpur" here |title=Geographic Names Search WebApp }}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 7.038
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| population_total = 10989
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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'''Banthra Sikandarpur''', also called '''Banthra''' or '''Banthara''',<ref name="GeoNames"/> is a village in [[Sarojaninagar]] block of [[Lucknow district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=166–183 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref> As of 2011, its population was 10,989, in 1,885 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/> A regular market is held here.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The village lands cover an area of 703.8 [[hectare]]s, of which 341.4 (48.5%) were farmlands as of 2011.<ref name="Census 2011"/> [[Fallow]] lands covered 182.9 hectares (26.0% of the total), and areas under non-agricultural uses covered 66.2 hectares, or 9.4% of the total land area.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== History ==
At the turn of the 20th century, Banthra Sikandarpur was described (as "Banthara-Sikandarpur") as a large double village on the road from [[Lucknow]] to [[Kanpur]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Lucknow - A Gazetteer |date=1904 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=173–4 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48095 |access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref> There were then two separate sites, about a mile apart and on the east side of the road.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The landowners were [[Chauhan dynasty|Chauhan]] Rajputs.
who held the place in [[pattidari]] tenure.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> According to tradition, they had originally settled at [[Amausi]] during the reign of [[Humayun]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> At a later date, they went on to establish the nearby villages of [[Bani, Lucknow|Bani]] and [[Hamirpur, Lucknow|Hamirpur]], and they settled at Banthra at about the same time.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Sikandarpur had originally been a hamlet of Hamirpur, and its name had been given by the Muslims of [[Bijnaur, Lucknow|Bijnaur]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

Banthra Sikandarpur was historically part of the [[pargana]] of Bijnaur.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The 1901 census recorded it as having a population of 1,620 people, with a Muslim population of 162.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> At that time, Banthra had a police station, post office, and military encamping ground, while Sikandarpur to the south hosted a market twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Trade in [[cattle]] was the main commercial activity at Sikandarpur's markets.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The village lands then covered an area of 1,825 acres, with 89 acres of [[orchard]]s, mainly to the south of the village.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Irrigation was mostly by tanks, although there was a shortage of water for irrigation at the time.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Lucknow district]]

Banthra Sikandarpur - Revision history

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