Bahraich | |
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City | |
 Bahraich Clock Tower | |
  Bahraich Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Bahraich Bahraich (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°34′30″N 81°35′38″E / 27.575°N 81.594°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bahraich |
| Government | |
| • Body | Bahraich Nagar Palika Parishad |
| • Mayor | Sudha Tekriwal |
| • MLA | Anupama Jaiswal (BJP) |
| • MP | Anand Kumar Gond (BJP) and Karan Bhushan Singh (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 186,223 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 271801 |
| Telephone code | +91 05252 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-40 |
| Sex Ratio | 892 ♂/♀ |
| Website | bahraichnpp |
Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of the Ghaghara river, Bahraich is 125 kilometres (78 miles) north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The districts of Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shravasti and Sitapur share boundaries with Bahraich. A factor which makes this town important is the international border shared with Nepal.
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