Basar or Basara is a census town in Adilabad district in the state of Telangana, India. Basara is popular in India because of Saraswathi temple, which is only such temple in entire India.
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Geography
Basar is located at 18°53'N 77°57 / 18.883°N 77.950°E / 18.883; 77.950 It has an average elevation of 579 metres (1899 feet).
It is located on the banks of River Godavari and is famous for its Saraswathi temple in India. This temple is one of the very few temples of Goddess Saraswati in South India.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Basar had a population of 3834. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Basara has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rail transport
Basar (Railway Station Code: BSX) is a railway station in Hyderabad Division of South Central Railway(SCR). Previously, Hyderabad Division operated a daily Meter Gauge Express between Secunderabad and Basar. Subsequently after the gauge conversion of Kachiguda-Manmad section of Hyderabad Division, the Express train was extended up to Nanded in Maharashtra. It has now the number 17639/17640 as Kachiguda-Akola Intercity Express. It is the last A.P. station on the Hyderabad-Nanded line. The next station Dharmabad, lies in Maharashtra.
Saraswathi temple
The Saraswathy Temple in Basar is a unique temple of Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Learning. Children are brought here to do the learning ceremony called Akshara Abyasam (in Telugu, this means "alphabet exercise").
It is situated about 200 km from Hyderabad and 34.8 km from Nizamabad. Basar is 600 km from Mumbai, by a train on the new Secunderabad – Mumbai Devagiri Express.[2]
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) Basar
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3 Star Hotels
Basara offers its tourists a holistic holiday tour through its historical temples and monuments. The star hotel located in the heart of this temple town has all the facilities according to the international standards with elegant Rooms and Suites, Luxurious Lounge, Function Halls (for Wedding), Restaurants, Resto-Bars, Sprawling Gardens and State-of-the-art Helicopter facility.
1.Indraprastha Basara Resort Hotel
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