Barabanki is a city and the administrative headquarters of Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh state in India. The city is about 30 km east of Lucknow, the state capital. The city is center of Sufi saint Waris Ali Shah at Deva Sharif.
Administration
Barabanki city comprises:
- Barabanki village (revenue village)
- Nawabganj (tehsil)
- Banki (town area)
- Barel (village)
- Satrikh (village)
- Kurauli (village)
- 252 Bomb Disposal Company (cantonment)
- Suburbs
Demographics
As per provisional data of the 2011 census, the Barabanki urban agglomeration had a population of 146,831, with 77,766 males and 69,065 females. The literacy rate was 81.85%.
Barabanki District is classified by the national government as a “Minority Concentrated District in India” and Barabanki city is classified as a Muslim-majority city in the government files.
Climate
Barabanki has tropical savanna climate (koppen Aw). The summers here are extremely hot due to proximity to tropics. The temperatures in the summer soar up to 40 to 45. Monsoon last from mid June to mid September. Winters are mild as it has tropical climate. In winters day time temperature rises up to 26 to 29, and at night drop up to 11 degrees.
| hideClimate data for Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh (1989–2010, extremes 1989–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
44.5 (112.1) |
45.5 (113.9) |
47.0 (116.6) |
44.5 (112.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
47.0 (116.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.0 (0.63) |
15.9 (0.63) |
7.7 (0.30) |
6.6 (0.26) |
38.8 (1.53) |
122.2 (4.81) |
236.3 (9.30) |
191.4 (7.54) |
170.4 (6.71) |
36.2 (1.43) |
5.9 (0.23) |
9.1 (0.36) |
856.5 (33.72) |
| Average rainy days | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 42.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 62 | 52 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 66 | 61 | 63 | 59 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Waris Ali Shah, Sufi Saint
- Khumar Barabankvi, poet
- Mohsina Kidwai, politician
- Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, politician
- C.M. Naim, scholar of Urdu language and literature
- Naseeruddin Shah, film actor
- K. D. Singh, hockey player
- Beni Prasad Verma, politician, Member of Parliament
Gallery
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Barabanki UPSRTC Bus Station
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Exterior of Barabanki Jn Railway Station
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Office of District Magistrate/Collector
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Barabanki Head Post Office
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Barabanki Kotwaali
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Office of Tehsildar of Tehsil Nawabganj, Barabanki on Lucknow-Faizabad Road (NH-28)
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Nagar Parishad Nawabganj
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Shahid Smarak (a World War II memorial)
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Statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Baapu Bhawan at Dewa Road
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Jamuriya Nala (a brook) from Railway Station Road Bridge. This brook flows through the city and divides it into two halves.
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Evening vegetable bazaar along Court Road
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Exterior of Dhanokhar Mandir (a temple dedicated primarily to Hanuman) from Dhanokhar Chauraha. This temple has a moderate sized pond at its back.
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Shia Muslims on a Ta’ziya procession on the Day of Ashura
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Exterior of Methodist Church on Court Road