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Encyclopedia > Barabanki district

Barabanki district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state 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: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... Barabanki district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of 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 to the west).

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a town and district of British India in the Fyzabad division of the United Provinces. The town, which forms one municipality with Nawabganj, the administrative headquarters of the district, is 17 m. E. of Lucknow by railway. The population of Bara Banki alone in 1901 was 3020. There is some trade in sugar and cotton.


The district under British rule had an area of 1758 sq. m. It stretches out in a level plain interspersed with numerous jhils or marshes. In the upper part of the district the soil is sandy, while in the lower part it is clayey and produces finer crops. The principal rivers are the Gogra, forming the northern boundary, and the Gumti, flowing through the middle of the district. In 1856 it came, with the rest of Oudh, under British rule. During the Sepoy war of 1857-1858 the whole of the Bara Banki talukdars joined the mutineers, but offered no serious resistance after the capture of Lucknow.


The principal crops are rice, wheat, pulse and other food-grains and sugarcane. Both the bordering rivers are navigable; and the district is traversed by two lines of the Oudh and Rohilkhand railway, with branches. Trade in agricultural produce is active.


Pesonalities

Naseeruddin Shah in the role of Mirza Ghalib Naseeruddin Shah aka Nasiruddin Shah (b. ... Khumar Barabankvi (1919 - 1999) was an Urdu poet and lyricist from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 in Barabanki - 27 March 1978) popularly known as K.D.Singh or Babu was a famous indian hockey player. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Rudra Pratap Singh   (born December 6, 1985) is a left arm fast-medium bowler who has represented India in one day cricket and Test cricket. ... Ayatollah Khomeini founded the first modern Islamic republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shia cleric and the political... C. M. Naim (Choudhary Mohammad Naim, b. ...

Industries

  • India PolyFibres Limited
The Company is engaged in manufacturing of polyester staple fibre, polyester, and tow with technology from Du Pont, USA.
  • U.P State Sugar Corp. Ltd
  • Bharat Rubber Industries
Company has achieved ISO 9001:2000 QMS Certification from SWISO for manufacture and supply of Rubber to Metal Bonded and Extrusion Rubber Production and Ribber Moulded Items.

Education

  • Anand Bhawan School
  • Saint Anthony's Inter College
  • Government Inter College
  • Government Girls Inter College
  • City Inter College
  • Pioneer Montesorri Inter College
  • Waris Academy
  • Azimuddin Ashraf Islamia Inter College Barbanki
  • Government Polytechnic
  • Maharishi Vidya Mandir
  • King George Inter College
  • Ram Sevak Yadav Smarak Vidyalaya
  • Saraswati Shishu Mandir
  • Eram Inter College
  • INFOVISION COMPUTER CENTRE (ICC) WARSI HOSPITAL LUCKNOW ROAD BARABANKI

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Degree college

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Post-Graduate Degree College
  • Munsi Raghunandan Prasad Sardar Patel Mahila Degree College
  • Ram Sewak Yadav Degree College

Engineering College

  • Sagar Institue of Technology & Management

Dental College

  • Chandra Dental College & Hospital
  • WARSI HOSPITAL LUCKNOW ROAD BARABANKI

Banks

  • State Bank of India
  • Punjab National Bank
  • Union Bank Of India
  • Allahabad Bank
  • Central Bank
  • Bank Of India

External links

  • Official webpage

Divisions and Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India
Agra Division: Agra | Aligarh | Etah | Firozabad | Mainpuri | Hathras | Mathura
Allahabad Division: Allahabad | Fatehpur | Kaushambi | Pratapgarh
Azamgarh Division: Azamgarh | Ballia | Mau
Bareilly Division: Badaun | Bareilly | Pilibhit | Shahjahanpur
Basti Division: Basti | Sant Kabir Nagar | Siddharthnagar
Chitrakoot Division: Banda | Chitrakoot | Hamirpur | Mahoba
Devipatan Division: Bahraich | Balarampur | Gonda | Shravasti
Faizabad Division: Ambedkar Nagar | Barabanki | Faizabad | Sultanpur
Gorakhpur Division: Devaria | Gorakhpur | Kushinagar | Maharajganj
Jhansi Division: Jalaun | Jhansi | Lalitpur
Kanpur Division: | Auraiya | Etawah | Farrukhabad | Kannauj | Kanpur Dehat | Kanpur Nagar
Lucknow Division: Hardoi | Lakhimpur Kheri | Lucknow | Raebareli | Sitapur | Unnao
Meerut Division: | Bagpat | Bulandshahr | Gautam Buddha Nagar | Ghaziabad | Meerut
Mirzapur Division: Mirzapur | Sant Ravidas Nagar | Sonbhadra
Moradabad Division: Bijnor | Jyotiba Phule Nagar | Moradabad | Rampur
Saharanpur Division: Muzaffarnagar | Saharanpur
Varanasi Division: Chandauli | Ghazipur | Jaunpur | Varanasi


 
 

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