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Barara
City
Barara is located in Haryana
Barara
Barara
Barara is located in India
Barara
Barara
Coordinates: ko30°12′49″N 77°02′20″E / 30.21349°N 77.03877°E / 30.21349; 77.03877
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
DistrictAmbala
Time zoneUTC+5:30
STD01731

Barara is a city municipality and sub-district tehsil and development block in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana.

Geography

It lies 25 km from Ambala via railway and 40 km via bus.

Education

Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana is 3 km from Barara.

Rcc Institute of Computer Education, Barara .[1]

History

Barara was established before the colonial period. A king of Himachal Pradesh helped develop Barara.

Culture

Tajendar Singh Chouhan is in the Limca Book of Records for making the world's tallest Ravana effigy.[2]

Barara is famous for its Dushehra mela. The world's tallest effigy of Ravan is burnt at Barara every year on the day of Dushehra. In 2016, the height of the Ravan reached 210 feet.[3][4]

Barara is known for watermelon, called 'Barara di Khanda'. 'Khanda' or 'Khandsari' means sugar.

Maa Balasundri temple and Maharishi Markandeshwar temple (which is also in Tandwal, Barara) are situated nearby. Mullana is famous for education and health sectors.

Goga Jaharveer Temple is situated in Village Kambassi and is famous for the big fair on the occasion of Goga Navmi.

Transport

Barara is connected by train and bus to Ambala, Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Ludhiana and Delhi.[5]

Bus service reaches Ambala, Yamunanagar, Chandigarh, Kurukshetra and Delhi.

Private transport is connected to all nearby states, such as Delhi, UP, Uttrakhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

The railway station of Barara is antique.

Economy

Banks such as SBI, ICICI, PNB, Axis, Sarva Gramin Bank, Punjab Sindh Bank, SBP, Central Bank of India, HDFC, and Canara are present.

Demographics

Along with the native Haryanvis, Barara has a large population of Brahmans, Rajput and Punjabis. Immigrant populations include Nigerians and Iraqis, mostly for study.

Hindi, Haryanvi, Punjabi, and English are common languages.

References

  1. ^ "Rcc Institute of Computer Education". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet The Undisputed Effigy King Of India Who Has Made The Tallest Ravana In The World". indiatimes.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ Barara, Ravan. "Limca Book Record Of Barara Ravan". Limca.
  4. ^ "Limca Book of World Record tallest Ravana in Barara". www.mmumullana.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
  5. ^ Trains at Barara Station
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