Barhani Bazar

Barhani Bazar
nagar panchayat
Barhani Bazar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°30′49″N 82°47′10″E / 27.51361°N 82.78611°E / 27.51361; 82.78611Coordinates: 27°30′49″N 82°47′10″E / 27.51361°N 82.78611°E / 27.51361; 82.78611
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Siddharthnagar
Population (2001)
• Total	11,824
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Barhani Bazar is a town and nagar panchayat in Siddharthnagar District in Uttar Pradesh state, India. The town has a station on the Gorakhpur-Gonda Loop of Indian Railway. It is adjacent to the Nepal border across from Krishnanagar. Nepalese and Indian nationals cross the border with no restrictions, however there is a customs checkpoint for goods.

History

The Terai areas of Gonda, Bahraich, Blarampur, Siddharth Nagar, Utraula beyond Ghaghara River were the last destination of revolutionaries after 1857 deafeat the leaders gone to kathmandu Nepal for taking asyulum in Nepal while the armies / their follower's, independent fauji's, Razakar's, jageerdars,rajas and their families were settled in dense forests of Devi patan in bordering areas of Nepal up to deep in Nepal area. and in those days after defeat people were hiding their identities in fear with Britishers and some local land lord like Raja of balrampur, Bansi etc.,as these rajas has taken part of Britisher's in mutiny war. while other rajas & land lords like Raja of Bundi, Raja of Gonda & Rani of Tulsi pur and land lords from different part of utraula e.g. Goma & jara (Fatima jot) has taken the side of Begum Hazrat Mahal & Raja Mehdi Hasan.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Barhani Bazar had a population of 11,824. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. . 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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