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Badarka, founded in 1643 CE, is a village & gram panchayat in Unnao tehsil of Unnao sub-district of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is situated 15 km south of Unnao city between Ata & Lohcha villages on Kanpur-Raibareli road (also known as the Azad Marg). The village is famed for being the native place of the renowned freedom fighterChandrasekhar Azad and his parents - father Pandit Sitaram Tiwari and mother Jagrani Devi.
History
Badarka was founded in 1643 CE by Raja Harbans, an official at the court of Shah Jahan, who received a grant of 500 bighas from the mughal emperor in Harha pargana. He built the Badarka fort and palace here with the walls of limestone blocks to a height of about 500m, surmounted with turreted walls, on an elaborate frieze of red stone over the gateway, having alternately geese & elephants in pairs. A large hall of audience supported on carved pillars formerly stood here, but Asaf-ud-daula took these pillars to build Imambara at Lucknow.
Geography
The total inhabited geographical area of the village is 68.08 hectares. Nearby cities are Unnao 15km north, Jajmau 13km southwest, Kanpur 16km southwest and Purwa 34 km northeast.
Nearby tourist places are Kanpur 15km, Bithur 28km west, Lucknow 68 north, Rae Bareli 91km east and Kannauj 96km northwest.
Nearby villages are
Rajwa Khera
Lakha Pur
Ramchara Mau
Alhuapur Saresa
Katri Alhuapur Sares
Rawal
Supasi
Sathara
Garsar
Maviya Layak
Chheriha
Demography
In 2011 Census of India, Badarka Harbansh had location code 142320, 597 houses, 2,834 total population including 1,508 male and 1,326 female.
