Barabanki district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradeshstate of India. The town of Barabanki is the district headquarters. Barabanki district is a part of Faizabad division. Uttar Pradesh state is made up of 70 districts, which are grouped into 17 divisions. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: اتر Ù¾Ø±Ø¯ÛØ´, IPA: ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P., is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories States and territories of India States: Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Pondicherry National Capital Territory of Delhi // History Pre-independence British India, which included all of modern-day India... Faizabad division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. ...
Barabanki occupies an area of 3825 sq.km. The district forms a part of eastern Uttar Pradesh and lies between 26°32’ and 27°21’ N and between longitudes 80°05’ and 81°51’. The district is bounded by the river Ghaghra in the north, Faizabad district in the east, Sultanpur and Rae Bareli districts in the south and Lucknow district (Only 28 Km) in the west.
DistrictBarabanki was known as Dariyabad with its headquarters at Dariyabad town established by an officer in the army of Mohammed Shah Shariqi by the name Dariab Khan.
This district being one of the four districts of Faizabaddivision, is located in the heart of Awadh region and it lies between Latitudes 26° 30' North and 27° 19' North and Longitudes 80° 58' East and 81° 55' East.