Bareilly

Also known as Bareli, Bareli Sharif, Bareily

Bareilly, also spelled Bareli, is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city lies in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, about northwest of the state capital, Lucknow, and east of the national capital, New Delhi. With a population of 903,668 in 2011, it is the eighth most populous city in the state, 17th in northern India and 54th in India. It is located on the bank of Ramganga River and is the site of the Ramganga Barrag

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Bareilly is a major city in Uttar Pradesh, India, located in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and serving as the center of the Bareilly division and the historical region of Rohilkhand. With a population of over 900,000 people, it ranks as the eighth most populous city in Uttar Pradesh and is an important urban center in western Uttar Pradesh.

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Place details

Locality: Bareilly
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 745,435
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

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Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nicknames: Nath Nagri
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 12
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bareilly
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1537
Settlement.founder: Jagat Singh Katehriya
Settlement.leader_title1: Lok Sabha MP
Settlement.leader_name1: Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar (BJP)
Settlement.leader_title2: MLA

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Official website

Bareilly | The Zari Nagar of Uttar Pradesh | India

The Zari Nagar of Uttar Pradesh

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1000000
Area: 235
Elevation: 268
Official website: bareilly.nic.in
Image: Bareilly Sunset.jpg
Dialing code: 581

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Commons category: Bareilly
postal code: 243001
inception: 1657-00-00
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Travel guide

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thumb|Bareilly railways station main entrance

Bareilly lies in the upper Ganges plain, roughly 70 km north of the river and within sight of the outer foothills of the Central Himalaya. It is an important railway and transportation hub, about half-way between Delhi and Lucknow, well connected to most of the major cities in India by rail, and the western part of Nepal by road.

According to tradition the city was founded in 1537 by two brothers, Bans Deo and Barel Deo. They built a fort and named it Jagatpur, after their father, at that time the governor of the region. The term is still used to refer to a neighborhood which is now part of the old city. A small town developed around the fort. During the Moghul period Mirzai Mashid and Jama Mashid were built along with a new fort. After Aurangzeb's death in 1707, Afgan clans, known as Rohillas, consolidated their positions in the area and then after the region became known as Rohilkhand. In 1774 the region fell into the hands of the nawab of Awad.

Later the area was ceded to the East India Company and Bareilly became the headquarters of the district. Administrative buildings were built in the southern suburb of the town and in 1811 Bareilly Cantonment was established. During the mutiny of sepoys in 1857 Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla formed his own government in Rohilkhand. One year later the rebellion failed and the town was recaptured by the British Army. During the British Rule railways were constructed to link the city to Delhi …

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Bareilly City is equidistant from the state capital Lucknow & National Capital Delhi.

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Nepal - The -Mahendrenagar border crossing in the extreme west of Nepal, is the one closest to Bareilly (about 115 km.)

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History
Establishment {{anchor|Foundation}}
British East India Company
Modern period
Rebellion of 1857 {{anchor|Indian Rebellion of 1857}}
Independence {{anchor|Independence of India}}
Geography
Climate
Environment and cityscape
Demographics
Religion
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Administration and politics
General Administration
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Economy
Culture
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Rail {{anchor|Railway}}
Metro
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Education
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Places of interest
Hindu temples
Islamic sites
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Sports
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Notable people
In popular culture
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The earliest settlement in what is now Bareilly was established in 1537 by a local chieftain Jagat Singh Katehriya who named it 'Bans-Bareli' after his two sons Bansaldev and Bareldev. The town came under the rule of the Mughals in 1569 and had become the capital of a local pargana by 1596. The foundation of the modern city of Bareilly was laid by Mughal governor Mukrand Rai in 1657, and in 1658 it became the seat of the governor of Budaun. The weakening of Mughal Empire lead to the rise of the Kingdom of Rohilkhand, of which Bareilly was a major centre. The city came under the control of Oudh State in 1774 after the fall of Rohillas in the First Rohilla War and was then ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of Oudh in 1801. A Military station was established in 1811 to the south of the city, where a fort was constructed in 1816. Bareilly was freed by the rebels during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and remained independent under the rule of Khan Bahadur Khan until it was re-annexed by the British in 1858.