Barabanki is a city and a

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. It is administrative headquarters of

Barabanki district Barabanki district is one of the five Districts of Uttar Pradesh, districts of Faizabad division (officially ''Ayodhya division''), in the central Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Barabanki city is the administrative headquarters of Barabank ...

. The city is about 30 km east of

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

, the state capital. It has a population of 146,831 with a density of 331.00 per square kilometre (860.0/sq mi).

History

The Barabanki district was first established by the British upon their annexation of

Oudh State The Oudh State (, also Kingdom of Awadh, Kingdom of Oudh, or Awadh State) was a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856. The name Oudh, now obsolete, was once the anglicized name of ...

in 1856. Originally, the district was known as Daryabad district because its headquarters were at Daryabad, but in 1859 they were relocated to Barabanki. The name "Barabanki" was chosen for the district's official name over " Nawabganj", then the more common name of the town, for two reasons: first, to avoid any possible confusion with other places calleed Nawabganj, and second, because the civil station was technically located outside of Nawabganj in the small revenue village of Barabanki. Previously, under the

Nawabs of Awadh The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Persian origin from Nishapu ...

, the area that would become Barabanki district was divided between five chaklas: Daryabad-Rudauli, Ramnagar, Dewa-Jahangirabad, Jagdispur, and Haidargarh.

Geography

Climate

Barabanki has tropical savanna climate (koppen Aw). The summers here are extremely hot due to proximity to tropics. The temperatures in the summer soar up to 40 to 45. Monsoon last from mid June to mid September. Winters are mild as it has tropical climate. In winters day time temperature rises up to 26 to 29, and at night drop up to 11 degrees.

Demographics

As per provisional data of the 2011 census, the Barabanki urban agglomeration had a population of 146,831, with 77,766 males and 69,065 females. The literacy rate was 81.85%. Barabanki District is classified by the national government as a "Minority Concentrated District in India" and Barabanki city is classified as a

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-majority city in the government files.

Administration

Barabanki city comprises: # Barabanki village (revenue village) # Nawabganj (tehsil) #

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(town area) # Barel (village) #

Satrikh Satrikh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Satrikh is also known as Sulaimanabad after the name of Saiyed Salar Sulaiman, the nephew of Ghazi Saiyed Salar Dawood. Geography Demographics ...

(village) # Kurauli (village) # 252 Bomb Disposal Company (cantonment) # Suburbs

Places of interest

Parijaat tree, Kintoor The Parijaat tree is a sacred baobab tree in the village of Kintoor, near Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India, about which there are several legends. It is a protected tree situated in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, India. By the order of l ...

Transport

By Road

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(NH-28) passes through the district. It is well connected to other cities by means of roadways. Passenger road transport services in Uttar Pradesh started in 1947 with the operation of bus service on the

–

Ayodhya Ayodhya (; ) is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya, also known as Sāketa, Saketa, is an ancient city of India, the birthplace of Rama and ...

Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dist ...

route by UP Government Roadways. UPSRTC History *

National Highway 27 (India) National Highway 27 (NH 27), an East - West National highway in India that starts in Porbandar and ends in Silchar, the highway passes through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam. NH-27 w ...

* Barabanki-Lakhimpur (NH727H) * Barabanki-Nepalganj Border (NH927) * Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorkhapur-Guwahati Highway (NH27)

Expressway

Purvanchal Expressway Purvanchal Expressway is a 340.8 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The expressway connects Chand Saray village near Gosainganj in Lucknow district with Haydaria villa ...

is an 340 km long, 6 lane wide (expandable to 8) greenfield expressway project in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It will pass through 9 districts including Barabanki.

By Rail

Barabanki Junction railway station Barabanki Junction or Barabanki station is the intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Barabanki. It has been important junction since the days of British control of India. In its category it is one of the importan ...

is the

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station and a

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hub in the Indian city of

Barabanki Barabanki is a city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is administrative headquarters of Barabanki district. The city is about 30 km east of Lucknow, the state capital. It has a population of 146,831 with a dens ...

. It has been important junction since the days of British control of India. In its category it is one of the important stations in NER. The Barabanki Junction railway station is on the Delhi– Basti– Gorakhpur main broad-gauge route in

. Barabanki Junction is also the hub for the Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway. Barabanki railway station lies in the zone of high density stations.

By Air

The nearest airport to Barabanki is

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at Amausi,

which is approximately 40 km from Barabanki.

Education

Schools and intermediate colleges

* Anand Bhawan School, Barabanki city * Government Inter College, Barabanki city *

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, Sonikpur, Trivediganj, Barabanki *

Pioneer Montessori Inter College Pioneer Montessori Inter College is an educational institution in Uttar Pradesh and is spread in Lucknow and Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List ...

, Barabanki city * Saint Anthony's Inter College, Barabanki city *

Saraswati Shishu Mandir Vidya Bharati (short for Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan) is the educational wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It runs one of the largest private network of schools in India, operating 12,000 schools with over 3.2 Millio ...

, Barabanki city * Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Barabanki city *

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, Pallhari Bypass, Barabanki

Engineering colleges

Jahangirabad Institute of Technology Jahangirabad Institute of Technology, otherwise JIT, is an educational institution located in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 2001 to advance the cause of technical and professional education. This is an institute under ...

, Jahangirabad * Sagar Institute of Technology & Management, Faizabad Road

Polytechnic institute

* Government Polytechnic Barabanki, Jahangirabad Road

Other professional institutions

Jahangirabad Media Institute Jahangirabad Media Institute (JMI) is a media institute in India. It was established by the Jahangirabad Education Trust in 2005 and is situated in a pictorial palace of Jahangirabad in Barabanki District in Uttar Pradesh state. It mainly ru ...

, Jahangirabad

Research institutions

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- branch Tikarhar Road, Kursi, Barabanki

Notable people

* Khumar Barabankvi, poet * Suroor Barabankvi, poet *

Mohsina Kidwai Mohsina Kidwai (born 1 January 1932) is a leader of Indian National Congress party, she belongs to Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. Currently she is a member of Rajya Sabha, elected from Chhattisgarh., She is a member of the Congress Working Committee ...

, politician *

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (18 February 1894 – 24 October 1954) was a politician, an Indian independence activist and a socialist. He hailed from Barabanki District of Uttar Pradesh, in north India. Early life Rafi Ahmed was born in the village of M ...

, politician *

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, scholar of Urdu language and literature *

Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare A ...

, film actor *

Waris Ali Shah Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905) was a Sufi saint from Dewa, Barabanki, India, and the founder of the Warsi Sufi order. He traveled to many places specially Europe and the west and admitted people to his spiritual order. He belongs to the 26th gen ...

, Sufi Saint *

K. D. Singh Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 – 27 March 1978), popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. He is widely known for his mesmerising passing ability and is considered by ...

, hockey player *

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Gallery

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dedicated primarily to

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) from Dhanokhar Chauraha. This temple has a moderate sized pond at its back. File:Shree Nag Devta Temple Manjitha.jpg, Shree Nag Devta Temple during Manjitha Fair on the day of

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s on a Ta'ziya procession on the

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on Court Road

References

Cities and towns in Barabanki district Cities in Uttar Pradesh

External Links

* {{Official website, http://barabanki.nic.in/