Barabanki district | |
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 Nagar palika building in Barabanki | |
 Location of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh): 26°55′N 81°12′E / 26.92°N 81.20°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya |
| Headquarters | Barabanki |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Adarsh Singh, IAS |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 7 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,891.5 km2 (1,502.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,260,699 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 330,803 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 61.75%[1] |
| • Sex ratio | 910 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-41 |
| Major highways | NH 27, NH 28B |
| Average annual precipitation | 1050 mm |
| Website | barabanki |
Barabanki district is one of the five districts of Ayodhya division in the central Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Barabanki city is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki district. Total area of Barabanki district is 3891.5 Sq. km.[2]
It has a population of 2,673,581, with a population density of 686.50 per square kilometre (1,778.0/sq mi).
Barabanki district is situated between 27°19′ and 26°30′ north latitude, and 80°05′ and 81°51′ east longitude; it runs in a south-easterly direction, confined by the nearly parallel streams of the Ghaghara and Gomti. The extreme length of the district from east to west may be taken at 92 km (57 mi), and the extreme breadth at 93 km (58 mi); the total area is about 3,900 km2 (1,504 sq mi). It borders seven other districts of Uttar Pradesh. With its most northern point it shares borders with the Sitapur district, while its north-eastern boundary is defined by the Ghagra, beyond which lie the districts of Bahraich district and Gonda district. Its eastern border is shared with Ayodhya district, and the Gomti forms a natural boundary to the south, dividing it from the Amethi district. On the west, it adjoins the Lucknow district.
In 1856, the district came, with the rest of Oudh State, under British rule. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the whole of the Barabanki talukdars joined the mutineers, but offered no serious resistance following the capture of Lucknow.[3][4]
Barabanki district stretches out in a level plain interspersed with numerous lakes and marshes. In the upper part of the district the soil is sandy, while in the lower part it is clay and produces finer crops.[4] The district is fed by the rivers Ghaghra (forming the northern boundary), Gomti (flowing through the middle of the district), Kalyani and Rait and their tributaries, for the major part of the year.[5] Some rivers dry out in the summer, and become flooded during the rainy season. The changing course of the river Ghagra alters the land area of the district.
The principal crops are rice, wheat, pulse and other food grains and sugarcane.[4] Both of the bordering rivers of Barabanki are navigable. The district is traversed by two lines of the Northern Railway and North-Eastern Railway, with branches having total length of 131 km (81 mi).[6] The district roadways include connections to National Highway 28, state highways and various link roads.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
districtcensuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "District Barabanki, Government of Uttar Pradesh | Land of Dewa and Mahadeva | India". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Gazetteer of the province of Oudh. BARA BANKI DISTRICT ARTICLE #226-263. 1877. p. 255.
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bara Banki". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 379.
- ^ "Geography | District Barabanki, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". barabanki.nic.in/. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "District Statistics". Barabanki.nic.in. 1 April 1954. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
