fe et ). ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Mah ab h arta ▁( A ▁great ▁ep ic ▁of ▁H indu ), ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁Bh ish ma ▁P uri . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Great ▁Bh ish ma ▁Pit am ah ▁( the ▁Son ▁of ▁G anga ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁tradition , ▁Bah sum a ▁was ▁a ▁mu hal la ▁of ▁H ast in ap ur ▁( which ▁is ▁about ▁ 5   km ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁village ) ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁tre as ury ▁of ▁the ▁K aur avas ▁and ▁P and avas , ▁the ▁place ▁der iving ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁' vas u ' ▁which ▁means ▁tre asure . ▁In ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁G ur jar ▁R aja ▁N ain ▁Singh ▁of ▁Par ik sh it gar h , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁R aja ▁N ain ▁Singh ▁and ▁a ▁fort ▁built ▁by ▁him ▁still ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁India ▁census , ▁Bah sum a ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 5 6 1 . ▁M ales ▁const itute ▁ 5 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 7 %. ▁Bah sum a ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 5 8 %, ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 5 %; ▁with ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁males ▁and ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁females ▁liter ate . ▁ 1