Bareilly
Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly is a city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh located near Ramganga. It is a Commissionery district and falls under geographical region Rohilkhand. t is the seventh-largest metropolis of Uttar Pradesh and the 50th-largest city of India. Bareilly also figured among the ambitious 100 Smart City project in India.
The city is also known by the name NathNagri (known for the four Shiva temples located in four corners of the region – DhopeshwarNath, MadniNath, AlakhaNath and TrivatiNath), Bareilly Sharif (AlaHazrat, ShahSharafat Miyan and KhankaheNiyazia (derived the famous Muslim Mausoleum), Zarinagari and historically as Sanjashya (where the Buddha descended from Tushita to earth). The city is a center of furniture manufacturing and trade in cotton, cereal and sugar. ts status grew with its inclusion in the “Counter Magnets” list of the National Capital Region (NCR). The city is also known as Bans-Bareilly. Although Bareilly is a production center for cane (bans) furniture, “Bans Bareilly” is not derived from the bans market; it was named for two princes: Bansaldev and Baraldev, sons of Jagat Singh Katehriya, who founded the city in 1537.
Geography
Bareilly is in northern India, at 28°10′N 78°23′E.The city is level and well-watered, sloping towards the south. Its soil is fertile, with groves of trees.
Area
The Bareilly district is covered over 4120 sq.km.
Population
As per 2011 census, the overall population is 44,48,359.
Administration
The Bareilly district has six Tehsils for administrative purposes :- Aonla, Baheri, Bareilly (Sadar), Faridpur, Meerganj and Nawabganj.