Barabanki District
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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.
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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[edit] History
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.
[edit] Pesonalities
- Naseeruddin Shah (actor) was born in 1950 in Barabanki.
- Khumar Barabanki (lyrics writer).
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh popularly known as K.D. Singh 'Babu' (hockey player) was born on 2 February 1922 in Barabanki.
- RP Singh (cricket player) was born in Barabanki and grew up in Rae Bareli.
- Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi, paternal grandfather of Ayatollah Khomeini was born in Kintur.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Degree college
- Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Post-Graduate Degree College
- Munsi Raghunandan Prasad Sardar Patel Mahila Degree College
- Ram Sewak Yadav Degree College
[edit] Engineering College
- Sagar Institue of Technology & Management
[edit] Dental College
Chandra Dental College & Hospital
[edit] Banks
- State Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Union Bank Of India
- Allahabad Bank
- Central Bank
- Bank Of India
[edit] External links
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