Bakshi Ka Talab
Bakshi Ka Talab is an area situated at North side in District of Lucknow, consisting of both residential and business settlements. Bakshi Ka Talab is an organised settlement developed by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA). It is connected to Lucknow via National Highway 24.[1]
Bakshi Ka Talab
Bakshi, BKT | |
|---|---|
Residential area | |
  Bakshi Ka Talab Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°59′0″N 80°53′0″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lucknow |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,000(as of 2,016) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 226201 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Lucknow |
| Lok Sabha constituency 169 | 0 |
| Avg. summer temperature | 42 to 45 °C (108 to 113 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 5 to 8 °C (41 to 46 °F) |
Bakshi Ka Talab features the annual play Ramlila, staged since 1972, wherein lead characters like Rama, Lakshamana and Hanumana are played by Muslim youths. This play has also been adapted into radio play "Us gaon ki ramlila" to promote communal harmony among the masses.[2]
Education
Bakshi Ka Talab has many schools including SR Institute of management, Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Lucknow, St. Xavier's Inter College, Lawrence Homan Public School, R.R. Group Of Institutions.
There are government and private higher education institutions such as Chandra Bhanu Gupt Krishi Mahavidyalaya, GCRG Memorial Trust's Group of Institutions, B.N. College of Engineering & Technology, and ITM School of Architecture and Town Planning.
It also marks the entry point of famous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrika_Devi_Temple,_Lucknow.
References
- Start and end points of National Highways Archived 10 April 2009 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- Indian art and Culture by Nitin Singhania 2nd edition