Barabanki is a city and a municipal board in the Indian

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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. It is administrative headquarters of

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

. 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 divisio ...

, 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 Nishap ...

, 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 Muslim-majority city in the government files.

Administration

Barabanki city comprises: # Barabanki village (revenue village) # Nawabganj (tehsil) # Banki (town area) # Barel (village) # Satrikh (village) # Kurauli (village) # 252 Bomb Disposal Company (cantonment) # Suburbs

Places of interest

* Parijaat tree, Kintoor

Transport

By Road

National Highway 28 (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 Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya, also known as Saketa, is an ancient city of India, the birthplace of Rama and setting of the great epic Ramayana. Ayodhy ...

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 wa ...

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

Expressway

Purvanchal Expressway 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 is the

intercity rail Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains. There is no precise definition of inter-city rail; its meaning may vary from country ...

station and a

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are co ...

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 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–Lucknow Suburban Railway is a commuter rail service operated by Northern Railways, North Central Railway and North Eastern Railway to connect Lucknow with Barabanki. These services are mostly run using EMU and MEMU rakes. However it ...

. Barabanki railway station lies in the zone of high density stations.

By Air

The nearest airport to Barabanki is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at Amausi,

which is approximately 40 km from Barabanki.

Education

Schools and intermediate colleges

Anand Bhawan School Anand Bhawan is a minority catholic educational institution in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1949 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, it is run by the Institute of the Maids of the Poor, a religious charitable society. The ...

, Barabanki city * Government Inter College, Barabanki city *

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a system of central schools for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Educa ...

, Sonikpur, Trivediganj, Barabanki * Pioneer Montessori Inter College, Barabanki city *

Saint Anthony's Inter College St. Anthony's Senior Secondary School is a minority educational institution in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India, founded in 1979 and run by the Catholic Diocese of Lucknow.Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Barabanki city *

Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Barabanki Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Barabanki is a Hindi medium co-educational school affiliated to the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education. This is one of the schools run by the Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan, a ...

city * Shiv Ram Singh Inter College, Pallhari Bypass, Barabanki

Engineering colleges

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

Polytechnic institute

Government Polytechnic Barabanki Government Polytechnic Barabanki (GPBbk) founded in 1982, is a government technical education institute in India. The polytechnic is affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Board of Technical Education and approved by All India Council for Technical Educat ...

, Jahangirabad Road

Other professional institutions

* Jahangirabad Media Institute, Jahangirabad

Research institutions

International Rice Research Institute The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an international Agricultural science, agricultural research and training organization with its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, in the Philippines, and offices in seventeen countries. IRRI ...

- branch Tikarhar Road, Kursi, Barabanki

Notable people

Khumar Barabankvi Khumār Barabankvi (15 September 1919 – 19 February 1999) was the pen name of a Urdu poet and lyricist from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. His real name was Mohammed Haidar Khan.Suroor Barabankvi Syed Saeed-ur-Rehman, also known by his pen name Suroor Barabankvi, ( 30 January 1919 – 13 April 1980) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist. Life and career Born Syed Saeed ur Rehman in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, British India in 1919 ...

, 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 Commit ...

, 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 ...

, politician *

C.M. Naim Choudhri Mohammed Naim (born 3 June 1936) is an American scholar of Urdu language and literature. He is currently professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. Naim is the founding editor of both ''Annual of Urdu Studies'' and ''Mahfil'' ...

, scholar of Urdu language and literature * Naseeruddin Shah, film actor * Waris Ali Shah, 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 * Beni Prasad Verma, politician,

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ...

Gallery

File:Barabanki UPSRTC Bus Station.jpg, Barabanki UPSRTC Bus Station File:Barabanki Jn Railway Station Outside View.jpg, Exterior of Barabanki Jn Railway Station File:Barabanki DMO.jpg, Office of District Magistrate/Collector File:Barabanki HPO.jpg, Barabanki Head Post Office File:Barabanki Kotwaali.jpg, Barabanki Kotwaali File:Office of Tehsildar of Tehsil Nawabganj Barabanki.jpg, Office of Tehsildar of Tehsil Nawabganj, Barabanki on Lucknow-Faizabad Road (NH-28) File:Building of Tehsildar of Nagar Parishad Nawabganj Barabanki.jpg, Nagar Parishad Nawabganj File:World War II Memorial Barabanki photo 01.jpg, Shahid Smarak (a World War II memorial) File:Statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Baapu Bhawan Barabanki.jpg, Statue of

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, Anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure ...

at Baapu Bhawan at Dewa Road File:Jamuriya Nala at Railway Station Road Bridge Barabanki.jpg, Jamuriya Nala (a brook) from Railway Station Road Bridge. This brook flows through the city and divides it into two halves. File:Evening Vegetable Bazaar at Court Road Barabanki.jpg, Evening vegetable bazaar along Court Road File:Dhanaokhar Mandir Barabanki.jpg, Exterior of Dhanokhar Mandir (a

temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called church (building), churches), Hindui ...

dedicated primarily to

Hanuman Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and ...

) 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

Naga Panchami Naga Panchami is a day of traditional worship of Nag (or Naja or Naga) or snakes (which are associated with the mythical Nāga beings) observed by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists throughout India, Nepal, and other countries where Hindu, Jain, and ...

File:Muharram (Ta'ziya) procession Barabanki India (Jan 2009).jpg,

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the ...

Muslims on a

Ta'ziya Ta'zieh ( ar, تعزية; fa, تعزیه; ur, ) means comfort, condolence, or expression of grief. It comes from roots ''aza'' (عزو and عزى) which means mourning. Depending on the region, time, occasion, religion, etc. the word can sig ...

procession on the

Day of Ashura A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. In everyday life, the word "day" often refers to a solar day, which is the length between two s ...

File:Mathodist Church Outside View Barabanki.jpg, Exterior of

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...

Church on Court Road

References

Cities and towns in Barabanki district Cities in Uttar Pradesh

External Links

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