Bahraich
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Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district
in the state of Uttar Pradesh
, India
. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of river Ghaghra, Bahraich is 125 km north-east of Lucknow
, the state capital. The towns of Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur
, Lakhimpur and Sitapur
share local boundaries with Bahraich. A factor which makes this town important is the international border shared with the neighboring country, Nepal
. According to Government of India, the district Bahraich is one of the minority concentrated district in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.
, Bahraich had a population of 168,376. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bahraich has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
, a vernacular in the Hindi-Urdu continuum
spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the Awadh
region.
. UPSRTC
provides road connectivity to Lucknow
, Kanpur, Allahabad
, Varanasi
, Bareilly
, Haridwar
, Delhi
,and Agra
.The frequency for the Lucknow is after every 15 minute.
Bahraich is also on Indian Railways
route map and provided a meter gauge line,running from Gonda
to Bareilly
and serve by several slow speed train and a express connecting Mathura to Gonda
. Jarwal Road is a small station 65 Km from District Headquarter and lies on Delhi
-Katihar
line. However there have been talks of the state government with Minsitry of Railways for the past 16 years to develop broad gauge line and connect Bahraich with Lucknow
and other major cities of Uttar Pradesh
yet there has been no development at all in the section.
The main occupation of the residents of Bahraich is agriculture
. In the British period, Bahraich was a famous market for grains and pulses. Even today, it is famous for agricultural products like pulses, wheat, rice, corn, sugar, and mustard. Also, there are dense forests in Nanpara and Bhinga region which account for herbs and timber.
(Dargah
) of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
, a famous eleventh century Muslim conqueror who was defeated and killed at Bahraich by a confederacy of Hindu kings, led by Maharaja Suheldev. Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
's Dargah
is a place of reverence for Muslim
s. It was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. It is believed that people taking bath in the water of the Dargah become free of all skin diseases.
Roughly 50 km from Bahraich, there are remains of an ancient Buddhist monastery
. This place is known as Sravasti
and it is one of the most popular destinations around Bahraich. Other places of interest are the Temple of Junglee Nath
, Kailashpuri Barrage, Chittaura Jheel
and Kartaniya Ghat Alligator Breeding center
.
Bahraich hosts the biggest wildlife reserve of the state of Uttar Pradesh - Kartarniya ghat wildlife reserve. Other places of interest include Shravasti which is a holy place for Buddhists and Jains, where Lord Buddha spent twenty four years of his life preaching Buddhism. Shravasti is visited by tourists from Korea
, Japan
, Sri Lanka
& China
.
Bahraich District
Bahraich District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Bahraich town is the district headquarters. Bahraich District is a part of Devipatan Division.-History:...
in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of river Ghaghra, Bahraich is 125 km north-east of Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, the state capital. The towns of Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur
Balrampur
Balrampur is a city and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the bank of river Rapti and is the district headquarters of Balarampur district...
, Lakhimpur and Sitapur
Sitapur
Sitapur formerly spelled as Citapore is a town and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is in the Lucknow Division of Uttar Pradesh...
share local boundaries with Bahraich. A factor which makes this town important is the international border shared with the neighboring country, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. According to Government of India, the district Bahraich is one of the minority concentrated district in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Bahraich had a population of 168,376. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bahraich has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Languages
Among many languages spoken in the district are AwadhiAwadhi language
Awadhi is an Indo-Aryan language, part of the Hindi-Urdu continuum. It is spoken chiefly in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, although its speakers are also found in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Nepal. Furthermore, the Fiji Hindi dialect spoken by Indo-Fijians is considered a variant of Awadhi,...
, a vernacular in the Hindi-Urdu continuum
Continuum
Continuum may refer to:* Continuum , anything that goes through a gradual transition from one condition, to a different condition, without any abrupt changes-Linguistics:...
spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
region.
Geography
Bahraich is located at 27.58°N 81.6°E. It has an average elevation of 126 metres (413 feet).Transportation
Bahraich is well connected with other districts of Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. UPSRTC
Upsrtc
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation is a state transport company based in Uttar Pradesh, India operating intrastate and interstate bus services. Known as Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sarak Parivahan Nigam in Hindi, it is fondly called as 'Roadways' in State.-History:Passenger road transport...
provides road connectivity to Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, Kanpur, Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
, Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
, Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
, Haridwar
Haridwar
Haridwar is an important pilgrimage city and municipality in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
,and Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
.The frequency for the Lucknow is after every 15 minute.
Bahraich is also on Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
route map and provided a meter gauge line,running from Gonda
Gonda
Gonda may refer to:* Gonda district* Gonda, Uttar Pradesh* Gonda * Gonda, Aligarh...
to Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
and serve by several slow speed train and a express connecting Mathura to Gonda
Gonda
Gonda may refer to:* Gonda district* Gonda, Uttar Pradesh* Gonda * Gonda, Aligarh...
. Jarwal Road is a small station 65 Km from District Headquarter and lies on Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
-Katihar
Katihar
Katihar is a town situated in the north eastern part of Bihar state in India. It is headquarters of Katihar district.- Geography :Katihar is located at...
line. However there have been talks of the state government with Minsitry of Railways for the past 16 years to develop broad gauge line and connect Bahraich with Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
and other major cities of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
yet there has been no development at all in the section.
Infrastructure
- Bahraich is slowest growing city of state with no concentration received by any government so far.
- Bahraich has good network of roads although no initiatives to link Bahraich with Lucknow via Railways. Further the condition of the road link in between Bahraich and Lucknow is deteriorating day by day. Average time taken by a state transport to travel a distance of 125 km is roughly 4 hours.
- There are a no. of Banks in the city with multiple branches. State Bank of India,BOB,Punjab National Bank,Allahabad Bank, Axis Bank and Gramin Bank has each multiple branches.
- There are multiple inter, degree colleges, other Institutions, Hospitals and Markets in the city.
- The district hospital is the biggest in the region with average facilities.
- Bahraich has a historical ghantaghar, and many parks.
- There are a no. of cinema hall in the city including Chitrashala,Kumar picture palace,Diamond,sidhanath.
Politics
Bahraich is divided into two Parliament Constituency- Bahraich seat is govern by Mr Kamal Kishore(INC)
- Kaisergunj seat is govern by Mr. Brijbhusan Saran Singh (BJP)
Historical places in Bahraich
- Dargah of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
- Surajkund Mandir
- Chittaura Jheel
- Ghantaghar
- Kartaniya Ghat
- SravastiSravastiŚrāvastī or Sāvatthī , a city of ancient India, was one of the six largest cities in India during Gautama Buddha's lifetime. The city was located in the fertile Gangetic plains in the present day Gonda District of Uttar Pradesh near Balrampur some 120 km north of Lucknow...
-45 km from city center - mari mata mandir
- Jama Masjid
- Nanpara Masjid
Main Localities
- Salarganj
- Civil Lines
- Police Lines
- Gudri
- Meera Khel Pura
- Chwani Bazar
- Brahmnipura
- Sakhaiyapura
- Akberpura
- Nazirpura
- Kewanagunj
- Sufipura
- Choti Bazar
- Badi Haat
- Steel Gunj Talab
- Bakshi Pura
- Bashirgunj
- Qila
- Makka purwa
- Saraswati Nagar
- Tikora mod
- chand Pura
- kanoon go pura (south)
- kanoon go pura (north)
- guru nanak chak
- paani tanki
- raipur raza
Education
- Care Nursery School
- Guru Kripa Divine Grace Public School
- Jawahar Navoday vidyalaya (Central Government)
- Government Inter Collage
- Government Girls Inter Collage
- Tara Mahila Inter Collage
- Maharaj Singh Inter Collage
- Gandhi Inter Collage
- Azad Inter Collage
- Mahila Mahavidyalaya
- Kissan PG Collage
- Sanjeevani Collage
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir H.S.S.,Madhavpuri
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir
- Bal Siksha Niketan
- City Montessori School
- Pioneer School
- St. Norbert School
- Seventh day Adventist Iner College
- Morning Star Academy
- Kamla devi inter collage
- Barrows Blue Bells School
- Montessori Public School (Wing of Montessori Higher Secondary School)
- Sir Syed Girls Inter Collage
Origins of its Name
There are many theories about how Bahraich got its name. They include:- Bhars were ancient tribe inhabiting parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The name Bahraich derives from them.
- It is believed that there was an ancient Brahma Temple here ( not present now), thus giving the city the name - Brahmaich, thus, Bahraich.
- Bahraich got its name from the arabic word bahr which means a large body of water. Situated on the bank of river Ghaghra, it was named Bahraich.
- It is also believed that Bahraich got its name from the Ashram of Mahirshi Bhar. A town near Bahraich is named as RISIYA which was named Rishi Bhumi in ancient times.
The main occupation of the residents of Bahraich is agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. In the British period, Bahraich was a famous market for grains and pulses. Even today, it is famous for agricultural products like pulses, wheat, rice, corn, sugar, and mustard. Also, there are dense forests in Nanpara and Bhinga region which account for herbs and timber.
Dargah of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
Bahraich is very famous because of the MausoleumMausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
(Dargah
Dargah
A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...
) of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
Ghazi Saiyyed Salar Masud was nephew of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi and a Muslim missionary. Salar Masud was a Islamic scholar who came along with his uncle Jalaluddin Bukhari and teacher Syed Ibrahim Mashadi Bara Hazari in early 11th century to the South Asia for propagation of Islam...
, a famous eleventh century Muslim conqueror who was defeated and killed at Bahraich by a confederacy of Hindu kings, led by Maharaja Suheldev. Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud
Ghazi Saiyyed Salar Masud was nephew of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi and a Muslim missionary. Salar Masud was a Islamic scholar who came along with his uncle Jalaluddin Bukhari and teacher Syed Ibrahim Mashadi Bara Hazari in early 11th century to the South Asia for propagation of Islam...
's Dargah
Dargah
A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...
is a place of reverence for Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s. It was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. It is believed that people taking bath in the water of the Dargah become free of all skin diseases.
Roughly 50 km from Bahraich, there are remains of an ancient Buddhist monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
. This place is known as Sravasti
Sravasti
Śrāvastī or Sāvatthī , a city of ancient India, was one of the six largest cities in India during Gautama Buddha's lifetime. The city was located in the fertile Gangetic plains in the present day Gonda District of Uttar Pradesh near Balrampur some 120 km north of Lucknow...
and it is one of the most popular destinations around Bahraich. Other places of interest are the Temple of Junglee Nath
Junglee Nath
Jangli Nath is a Hindu temple situated in a village named Aswa Mohmadpur of Matera Town situated in Nanpara Tehsil. According to local legend, Shiva Linga is made of wood and it is believed that it came out itself from the ground....
, Kailashpuri Barrage, Chittaura Jheel
Chittaura Jheel
Chitaura Jheel is a Hindu pilgrimage site, centred around a pond in Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The site is believed to be the place where the fight between Raja Sukhdeo and Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud took place in June 1033. Ashtwarka Muni, the Guru of Maharaja Janak used to live...
and Kartaniya Ghat Alligator Breeding center
Kartaniya Ghat Alligator Breeding center
The Kartaniya Ghat Alligator Breeding Center is one of the largest alligator breeding centers in the world. It was created by the Indian government to preserve the dwindling quantity of alligators. It is also a tourist attraction....
.
Bahraich hosts the biggest wildlife reserve of the state of Uttar Pradesh - Kartarniya ghat wildlife reserve. Other places of interest include Shravasti which is a holy place for Buddhists and Jains, where Lord Buddha spent twenty four years of his life preaching Buddhism. Shravasti is visited by tourists from Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
& China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
