Rae Bareilly
| Raebareli | |
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| city | |
 Raebareli
Raebareli
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| Coordinates: 26°14′02″N 81°14′01″E / 26.23384°N 81.233597°ECoordinates: 26°14′02″N 81°14′01″E / 26.23384°N 81.233597°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Government | |
| • Member Of Parliament | Sonia Gandhi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,609 km2 (1,780 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 191,056 city and 3,404,004 district |
| • Rank | 249 |
| • Density | 739/km2 (1,910/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 229001 |
| Telephone code | 0535 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-33 |
| Sex ratio | 941 ♂/♀ |
| Website | raebareli |
Raebareli 
pronunciation is a city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raebareli District. The town is situated at the bank of the Sai river, 82 km (51 mi) southeast of Lucknow. It possesses many architectural features and sites, chief of which is a strong and spacious fort erected .
Raja Har Parshad "Taluqedar of Naseerabad" a Kayasth, native of this town, was the Nazim or Commissioner of Khairabad Division during the reign of the ex-king. He joined the mutineers and went up to Naipal with Begum Hazrat Mahal of Oudh dynasty and on 31 December 1858 while returning after ensuring her safety, he was killed in a battle with British army. He has been honoured with the title of "Lastville and the most notorious governor of Oudh". The district of Raebareli was created by the British in 1858, and is named after its headquarters town.
Raebareli lies in the southern part of Uttar Pradesh. The district is irregular in shape but fairly compact. It forms a part of the lucknow Division and lies between Latitude 25° 49' North and 26° 36' North and Longitude 100° 41' East and 81° 34' East. On the north, it is bounded by tehsil Mohanlal Ganj of Lucknow and Haidergarh of Barabanki, on the east by tehsil Mussafir Khana of district Sultanpur and on the south-east by pargana Ateha and the Kunda tehsil of district Pratapgarh. The southern boundary is formed by Ganga which separates it from the district of Fatehpur. On the west lies the Purwa tehsil of Unnao.
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