Bharasar is a small village in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India.[1]

Bharasar
village
Bharasar is located in Gujarat
Bharasar
Bharasar
Location in Gujarat, India
Bharasar is located in India
Bharasar
Bharasar
Bharasar (India)
Coordinates: 23°11′38.59″N 69°33′38.12″E / 23.1940528°N 69.5605889°E / 23.1940528; 69.5605889
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictKachchh
Elevation
137 m (449 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
370 030, Post Bharasar, Bhuj-Kutch
Telephone code91 2832
Vehicle registrationGJ-12
Nearest cityBhuj
Websitegujaratindia.com

The Bharasar Gram panchayat is the local administrative governing body, and the village being a Bhuj Taluka, is partially funded and accountable to authorities in nearby Bhuj City.

The main religion of the villagers is Hinduism, Swaminarayan Sampraday. Nearby villages include Manukwa, Naranpur, Sukhpur, and Samatra.

The village mainly consists of farmland on the outskirts, with many residential homes, along with two bank branches and a girls' school.

Many residents have emigrated to the United Kingdom in London or Bolton, and some have to Kenya.

Bharasar is one of the 24 villages that have formed the Shree Kutch Leva Patel Community (SKLPC).

History

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Within the area is the ancient Harappan Dam of Bharasar, which is the area of the origin of the tributary of the river Zadko from the hills of Khatrod Lanki area near hills of Bharasar.

Originally, Haraappan Dam was 500 meters south. Actual overflow of the water from the dam was collected by a small reservoir near the old Bharasar (Harappan time - 2000BC). It was called Bhara Sar, which refers to Sarovar, suggesting a lake was located there. Later, Maharao shri Bharmalji resettled the Village, and it was called a new name, Bhara Sar.

Overflow of dam water from the reservoir was utilised for irrigation in the lower area by means of ground water channels cut in the stones of the grounds. When required, the necessary water was acquired from the original dam above the level of the big dam, the actual Harappan dam.

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