Bareilly
Bareilly (Hindi: बरेली) is a city in Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the capital of Bareilly division.[2] In 2015 Bareilly is selected one of the smartest cities of India.[3]
Bareilly | |
|---|---|
| Nicknames: Nath Nagri | |
Location within Uttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates: 28.364°N 79.415°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bareilly District |
| Government | |
| • MP | Santosh Gangwar (Union Minister) |
| • MLA | Arun Kumar (city) Rajesh Agarwal (cantt) * Finance minister in U.P. government |
| • Mayor | Umesh Gautam (Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Area | |
| • Total | 300 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 903,668 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
| • Sex ratio | 895 ♀/1,000 ♂ |
| Demonym(s) | Bareillite |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | IST |
| PIN codes | 243001 243122 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-25 |
| Website | bareilly.nic.in |
According to 2011 Census of India, the population of the city is 904,797 out of 477,515 are males and 427,282 are females.[4]
Notable people
- Anuj Tiwari – Author
- Clayton Robson – Cricketer
- Kanan Gill – Actor, comedian
- Kavita Seth – Playback singer
- Kritika Kamra - Actress
- Paras Arora – Actor
- Priyanka Chopra – Actress
- Priyanka Singh Rawat – Member of Parliament, Barabanki
- Percy Pratt – First-class cricketer
- Rati Agnihotri – Actor
- Santosh Gangwar - Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment
References
- "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf
- Jeelani, Mehboob (27 August 2015). "Centre unveils list of 98 smart cities; UP, TN strike it rich". The Hindu.
- "Bareilly City Population Census 2011-2022 | Uttar Pradesh".
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