There are innumerable things that make this region boastful, but being home to the second largest village in Asia makes it all the more endearing for inquisitive travellers. The village is called Bara Basti, which literally translates to a 'big village'.
Gahmar is the Largest Village in Asia.
Gahmar is largest village in India, situated in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. It has a population of 25,000, roughly more than Countries like Bermuda. It is in fact largest village in world today.
But if there is one place across the entire subcontinent that owns the biggest bragging rights in this regard, it is the Gahmar village in Uttar Pradesh. Located about 90 kilometres away from PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi, Gahmar is known as India's largest village.
Madhapar is a village located in Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is one of the richest villages in India in terms of bank deposits. The village has around 7600 households and 2000 crore Indian rupee worth bank deposits.
The Logical Indian
Dhorra Mafi holds a distinction of being the most literate village, not only in India, but the whole of Asia. With a literacy rate of 75 percent, the place entered the 'Limca Book of Records' in 2002 and now it is going through the registration phase to enter the 'Guinness World Records'.
Zagreb, Croatia
Hum is the smallest town in world. It has a interesting history and it's worth visiting. The people are kind and relaxed. The view from the top is magnificant.
The Asian continent is one of the fastest-growing continents in the World, with increasing urbanisation and a high growth rate for cities. Tokyo in Japan is the world's largest metropolitan area by population.
Lamayuru, India
The village is also home to one of the oldest monasteries of Ladakh.
Towns are usually bigger than villages, but smaller than cities. The term can also refer to its inhabitants, its townspeople.
Half of the most populous cities in Asia are located in either Japan or China, with the largest urban centers being Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, and Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou in China.
India has one of the richest villages in the world in terms of bank deposits and it is in the Kutch district of Gujarat. The Madhapar village has around 7,600 houses and 17 banks and the owners of these houses mostly reside in the UK, the USA, Canada and other parts of the world.
Did you know Tamil Nadu is the home to a village that is not only the smartest village in India but also in entire Asia? Odunthurai is the smartest village and it is nestled in Mettupalayam Taluk of the Coimbatore district.
Naluvedapathy is a coastal village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the Vedaranyam taluk of the Nagapattinam district. It sits on the mouth of the Addapar River.