Gorasara
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gorasara
| native_name = Gorasara
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| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = Gorasara Kamsar.jpeg
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.43|N|83.74|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Ghazipur
| established_title = Established
| established_date = {{start date and age|1655}}
| founder = Zamindar Bhikham Khan alias Feqan Khan
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| governing_body = Gram panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 4684
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| area_total_ha = 397.96
| area_water_ha = 17.733
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Gorasara is a village located in Dildarnagar Kamsar, Uttar Pradesh, India.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bhulekh|url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} Goarasara village was established by Bhikham Khan, son of Fateh Bahadur Khan, and great great grand son of Narhar Khan.
As of the 2011 Census of India, the main population of the village lived in an area of 87.5 acres of land with 637 households.
Agriculture
The soil of the village is rich in minerals.http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/893/1/20460_1951_GHA.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} The water level of the village is less than 100 feet deep. The village land extends to the banks of Karmansa River. As of the 2011 census, the area of the village is 983.38 acres. ponds cover 18 acres, with the rest of the land dedicated to other crop production. Many types of crops that grow in the nearby Ghazipur and Buxar districts are grown in the village.{{Cite web|title=Evolution and Spatial organisation of clan settlements in middle ganga valley.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&q=Kamsar|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|last1=Ansari|first1=Saiyad Hasan|year=1986}}
Gorasara has been known for its sunflower farming for more than 300 years. During the summer, sunflowers are planted on a large scale in the village, usually on more than 500 acres of land. Flowers are sent to other cities, states and countries. Sunflowers were used to make sunflower oil in the village during the Mughal and British eras. Rose farming is also done on a large scale. The village is known for its rose plantation done every year to make rose water. Every year different breeds of sunflower and rose are planted on a large scale in the village.{{Cite web|date=13 January 2024|title=Ghazipur Gazatteer|url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/37271|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|last1=Nevill|first1=H. R.}}
Plantation
When Goarasar village was established by Bhikham Khan (a descendant of Narhar Khan of Kamsar), his son Fateh Bahadur Khan build a large orchard in the village which was named Hazara Bagh. The orchard built by Fateh took over an area of hundreds of bigha and thousands of trees. Now the orchard is owned by his descendants who are Kamsar Pathans.
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Historical population
{{Historical populations
|title= Population Growth of Dildarnagar Kamsar
|1861|1205
|1871|1446
|1881|1807
|1891|2170
|1901|2495
|1911|2994
|1921|3743
|1931|4117
|1941|4325
|1951|4303
|1961|4098
|1971|3884
|1981|4200
|1991|4372
|2001|4500
|2011|4684
|footnote= Source:Census of India{{cite web|url=http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm |title=Census of India |publisher=mospi.gov.in |access-date=23 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813081037/http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm |archive-date=13 August 2008 }}{{Cite web|title=2011 census of India.|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/}}{{cite web|url=http://www.populstat.info/Asia/indiat.htm|title=Historical Census of India|access-date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217053707/http://www.populstat.info/Asia/indiat.htm|archive-date=17 February 2013|url-status=dead}}
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References
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Category:Cities and towns in Ghazipur district
Category:Towns and villages in Kamsar
Category:Villages in Ghazipur district
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