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'''Sahara''' is a village in [[Bichpari|Bichpuri]] Block in [[Agra]] District of [[Uttar Pradesh]] State, India. It belongs to Agra Division . It is located 13&nbsp;km towards west from District headquarters Agra. 3&nbsp;km from Bichpuri. 356&nbsp;km from State capital [[Lucknow]]<br />
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Sahara Pin code is 283105 and postal head office is B.V. Bichpuri .<br />
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[[Barara, Agra|Barara]] ( 2&nbsp;km ), Angoothi ( 2&nbsp;km ), [[Midhakur]] ( 3&nbsp;km ), Bichpuri ( 3&nbsp;km ), Garhsani ( 4&nbsp;km ) are the nearby Villages to Sahara. Sahara is surrounded by [[Kanshiram Nagar Tehsil]] towards North, [[Mahamaya Nagar Tehsil]] towards North, [[Akola Tehsil]] towards South, [[Agra Tehsil]] towards East .<br />
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[[Agra]] , [[Achhnera]] , [[Fatehpur Sikri]] , [[Shamsabad, Agra|Shamsabad]], Agra are the nearby Cities to Sahara. <br />
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This Place is in the border of the [[Agra district|Agra District]] and [[Hathras district|Mahamaya Nagar District]]. Mahamaya Nagar District Mahamaya Nagar is North towards this place . Also it is in the Border of other district [[Kanshiram Nagar district|Kanshiram Nagar]].<br />
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== Population ==<br />
Sahara is a large [[village]] located in [[Agra]] of [[Agra district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] with total 818 families residing. The Sahara village has population of 5098 of which 2626 are males while 2472 are females as per Population Census 2011.<br />
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In Sahara village population of children with age 0-6 is 815 which makes up 15.99% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sahara village is 941 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Sahara as per census is 1017, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.<br />
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Sahara village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sahara village was 73.08% compared to 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. In Sahara Male literacy stands at 86.77% while female literacy rate was 58.32%.<br />
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As per [[constitution of India]] and [[Panchyati Raaj Act]], Sahara village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Particulars<br />
!Total<br />
!Male<br />
!Female<br />
|-<br />
|Total No. of Houses<br />
|'''818'''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
|Population<br />
|'''5,098'''<br />
|2,626<br />
|2,472<br />
|-<br />
|Child (0-6)<br />
|'''815'''<br />
|404<br />
|411<br />
|-<br />
|Schedule Caste<br />
|'''855'''<br />
|433<br />
|422<br />
|-<br />
|Schedule Tribe<br />
|'''0'''<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|Literacy<br />
|'''73.08 %'''<br />
|86.77 %<br />
|58.32 %<br />
|-<br />
|Total Workers<br />
|'''1,588'''<br />
|1,242<br />
|346<br />
|-<br />
|Main Worker<br />
|'''1,107'''<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|Marginal Worker<br />
|'''481'''<br />
|233<br />
|248<br />
|}<br />
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== Religion ==<br />
[[File:Hindu..jpg|thumb]]<br />
Sahara village is a devoted [[Hindu]] village and has 99.99% Hindu population, Few [[Muslim]] Family also lives here respectively.<br />
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[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste (SC)]] constitutes 16.77% of total population in Sahara village. The village Sahara currently does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe (ST)]] population.<br />
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This village has a [[Krishna]] [[Hindu temple|temple]] which constructed in 2014.<br />
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== Work profile ==<br />
In Sahara village out of total population, 1588 were engaged in work activities. 69.71% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.29% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1588 workers engaged in Main Work, 448 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 198 were [[Farmworker|Agricultural labourer]].<br />
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== Transportation ==<br />
Village Sahara is connected with [[National Highway 11 (India)(old numbering)|national highway 11]] ( [[Agra]] to [[Jaipur]] via [[Fatehpur Sikri]] ) so [[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|Up Roadways]] Buses, Local City bus and [[Auto rickshaw|auto Rickshaws]] easily available.<br />
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'''Nearest Railway Stations'''<br />
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Mirhakur Rail Way Station, Pathauli Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Sahara. How ever [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra Cantt Rail Way Station]] is major railway station 11&nbsp;km near to Sahara<br />
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== School and colleges ==<br />
There are many recognised School and colleges available for Higher and intermediate studies few are [[Raja Balwant Singh College|RBS College]], Gd Goenika, and Shivalik school.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Agra district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Agra district]]</div>->Robincantin