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'''Barara''' is a village located in [[Agra district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], in India. In 2001, the population was 10,217 people with 5,507 males and 4,710 females.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=917394&category=VILLAGE |title=Barara, Agra |publisher=[[Census of India]]|accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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Barara is the third largest village in Agra [[tehsil]]. It is designated as a tourist village and is about 2.5&nbsp;km from [[Agra]] on the [[National Highway 11 (India)(old numbering)|NH 11]] (Agra-[[Fatehpur Sikri]] road). The village lies close to many historic sites, including Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] and [[Moradabad]].<br />
In 1966 Shri Ramesh Chandra Singh went to USA on a 4-H scholarship and stayed there for more than 8 months. He bought with him new technology and knowledge and that is how agriculture in this village flourished. Since 1960 US delegates (4-H) used to stay in this village for a month or so and would enjoy rural India, later in 2016 his grandson Mohit Singh went to USA under the 4-H exchange program and introduced the high quality Kansas wheat to the village. The land in this village is quite fertile and one can see guava orchards, grape fruit trees, Indian gooseberry trees, and a fish pond.<br />
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The village was adopted by US president [[Bill Clinton]] in 2000 during his visit to the [[Taj Mahal]] in Agra. The village received heritage village status afterward.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-adoptions-changed-2-UP-villages/articleshow/46006930.cms |title=US ‘adoptions’ changed 2 UP villages |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|first=Ishita |last=Mishra |date=25 January 2015|accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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