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Barabanki city

Barabanki
बाराबन्की
بارہ بنکی
city
The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) Bus Station at Barabanki
The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) Bus Station at Barabanki
Barabanki is located in Uttar Pradesh
Barabanki
Barabanki
Barabanki is located in India
Barabanki
Barabanki
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°55′N 81°12′E / 26.92°N 81.2°E / 26.92; 81.2Coordinates: 26°55′N 81°12′E / 26.92°N 81.2°E / 26.92; 81.2
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Government
 • Chairman Ranjeet Bahadur Srivastava
Area
 • Total 2,202 km2 (850 sq mi)
Elevation 125 m (410 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 146,831
 • Density 331/km2 (860/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 225 001
Telephone code 5248
Vehicle registration UP-41
District Magistrate Sri Yogeshwar Ram Mishra, IAS
Website barabanki.nic.in

Barabanki is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki District. The city is about 29 km east of Lucknow, the state capital.

Barabanki city comprises:

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.

Outside view of Barabanki Jn Railway Station

Office of District Magistrate/Collector

Barabanki Head Post Office

Barabanki Kotwaali

Office of Tehsildar of Tehsil Nawabganj, Barabanki on Lucknow-Faizabad Road (NH-28)

Nagar Parishad Nawabganj

Barabanki Clock Arch

Shahid Smarak (a World War II memorial)

Statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Baapu Bhawan at Dewa Road

Jamuriya Nala (a brook) from Railway Station Road Bridge. This brook flows through the city and divides it into two halves.

Evening vegetable bazaar along Court Road

Exterior of Dhanokhar Mandir (a temple dedicated primarily to Hanuman) from Dhanokhar Chauraha. This temple has a moderate sized pond at its back.

Shia Muslims on a Ta'ziya procession on the Day of Ashura

Shia Muslims on an Alam procession on the Day of Ashura

Exterior of Methodist Church on Court Road


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