Bareilly

Bareilly
—  city  —
A monument at Bareilly
Bareilly
Location of Bareilly
in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District(s) Bareilly
Member of Parliament( MP) Mr. Praveen Singh Airan Indian National Congress
Member of Legislative Council Mr. Rajesh Agarwal(Bhartiya Janta Party)
Mayor Mrs. Supriya Airan
Population

• Density

 699,839

• 4,153 /km2 (10,756 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area

• Elevation

 168.5 km2 (65 sq mi)

• 266 metres (873 ft)

Bareilly pronunciation (Hindi: बरेली, Urdu: بریلی) is a city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand. It is a center for the manufacture of furniture and for trade in cotton, grain, and sugar. The city's population in 2001[1] was 699,839. Geographically it forms the outer gateway to enter Uttarakhand State. This fast-growing city is also known as Bans-Bareilly (Bansaldev & Baraldev). Though Bareilly is also a production center for cane (Bans) furniture, but it is just a coincidence. The name Bans Bareilly is not derived from its big bans (bamboo) market.It derived after the name of two prince named Bansaldev & Baraldev (Son of Local King). The status of the city has been upgraded when its name was included in the "Counter Magnets" of National Capital Region (NCR), because it is equidistant from New Delhi, the capital of India and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Bareilly has a lot of potential for setting up industries and to attract people to settle here. Historically it was the part of the ancient kingdom of Panchal and of Kshatriya Rajputs. In the Medieval period it was under the Rohillas. The modern city's foundation was laid by Mukrand Rai in 1657. In recent past Bareilly has given two eminent personalities like Waseem Barelvi (world renowned Urdu poet) & Priyanka Chopra (former miss world and famous young Bollywood actor hailed from this city).

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Climate and geography

Bareilly is located at 28°10′N, 78°23′E, and lies in northern India. It borders Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur on East and Rampur on west, Udham Singh Nagar(Uttarakhand) in North and Badaun in South. Bareilly lies entirely in the Ganges plains. The low-lying Ganges plains provide fertile alluvial soil suitable for agriculture. However, these some lower part of plains are prone to recurrent floods. Bareilly lies on the bank of river Ramganga and there are seven rivers passing through this district. The lower Himalayan range is just 40 km from it and it lies in north of it.

Bareilly has a humid subtropical climate with high variation between summer and winter temperatures. Summers are long, from early April to October, with the monsoon season in between. Winter starts in October and peaks in January and is notorious for its heavy fog. Extreme temperatures range from 4 °C to 44 °C. The annual mean temperature is 25 °C (77 °F), monthly mean temperatures range from 14 °C to 33 °C (58 °F to 92 °F). The average annual rainfall is approximately 1714 mm (28.1 inches), most of which is during the monsoons in July and August.

Demographics

According to the 2005 census report of the Government of India, the total population of Bareilly City Region (Bareilly Municipal Corporation and Bareilly Cantt.) is 875,165 having distribution as 53% males and 47% females nearly. The area under the city region is 123.46 km². The density of the population is among the high in the country touching 5000 per km2.The main population consists of Jatavs and Balmikis, and other castes such as the Baniyas, Kurmi, Thakurs, Kayasthas & Punjabis Hindus form 62% of population and Muslims 26% (mainly Ansari, Behna, Rohilla, Rayeen, Ranghar and Shaikh) of the population, Sikhs form about 10% of population and rest are jain ,buddhist and christians. Bareilly has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 88% of the males and 65% of females literate making it under top three districts in terms of literacy in Uttar Pradesh . The main languages spoken are Hindi, Urdu, english, punjabi, and Kumaoni.

For administrative convenience, the district of Bareilly has been divided into six tehsils namely Aonla, Faridpur, Bareilly, Mirganj, Nawabganj, and Baheri and 14 blocks.

Politics

The 15th Lok Sabha Election for the MP from Bareilly was won by Mr. Praveen Singh Airan of the Indian National Congress. Bareilly, always has been a battle ground for the INC and the saffron parties. Regional parties like Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party have limited influence.

Bareilly had been a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party for 20 years(1989–2009). During this period both the Member of Parliament (MP) and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) was from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bareilly witnessed a strong emergence of Hindu nationalism movement during the last two decades accompanied by the growth of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in the region.

Here is a list of the MPs of the city-

Year(s) of Election Victory Member of Parliament Political Party
1952, 1957 Mr. Satish Chandra Indian National Congress
1962 Mr. Brij Raj Singh Jan Sangh
1967 Mr. Brij Bhushan Lal Jan Sangh
1971 Mr. Satish Chandra Indian National Congress
1977 Mr. Ram Murti Janata Party
1980, 1984 Begam Abida Ahmed Indian National Congress
1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 Mr. Santosh Kumar Gangwar Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Mr. Praveen Singh Airan Indian National Congress

Economy and infrastructure

Bareilly is highly developing districts of north india . Bareilly is one of the fastest growing cities of India thanks to its booming economy. Bareilly's economy is still largely agrarian-based but trade and commerce are driving diversification. Multi-national corporations have made significant investments in the retail sector resulting in modernization of the city's society. Adidas, Reebok, Levi's and all other well-known clothing, foot and accessory brands have their authorized show-rooms and commercial outlets in the Hind Talkies and Civil Lines areas of the city. Reebok has also opened their Factory Outlet in Bareilly which is located at Pilibhit By-Pass Road. Nike is to open a outlet soon. With a large food-loving population, a number of restaurants are sprouting throughout the city. Swarn Tower, Bareilly Palace, Amber, Pancham, Cocktails and Curries, Krishnaz restaurant, The Host, Kwality, Vestal, Aabodaana, Domino's Pizza, Baskin Robbins (in Rajendra Nagar) and Bikaneri are just some of the good eateries. Many other food chains like McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut have also expressed interest in opening outlets in the city. All major automobile companies like Toyota, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata, Maruti, GM, Hyundai, Honda etc. have their showrooms and service centres on Rampur Road, on the outskirts of the city.

The first mall of the city, Amrapali Multiplex Mall[2] is soon going to open (completed) located in Lohia Vihar residential area at 7-km. stone, NH-24 (Delhi Road). It will comprise of a three-screen multiplex M2M (with Digital Visual and sound System, beautiful interiors and ambience, comfortable and spacious seats). It will also house a McDonald's, three-star hotel, bookstores, toy shops, multi-cuisine restaurants, coffee bars, fruit & ice-cream parlours, pick & carry counters, fashion & garment stores, jewellery & cosmetics, electronics section, stationery shops, leather products & footwear, and home products.

More malls are under-construction in the city: Aditya Magnet (along with three-screen PVR - by 2010), Jewel of India Mall (Suncity Projects - by 2010), Big Apple Mall (Big Apple Real Estate - by 2010), Reliance StarCity (project delayed due to political reasons), J.J. mall (second). The present commercial complexes of the city include Butler Plaza, JJ Mall, Vishal Megamart, CL Mall (Adidas), Weekender, Reebok, NewYork Max,D'Cot stylewear in Hind Talkies Building Market -Civil Lines and Selection Point Tower.

The Indian government initiated the ten per cent ethanol-blending programme on a pilot basis in two districts - Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and Belgaum in Karnataka. Bareilly also has CNG and Auto-LPG outlets operated by Satya Service station owned by Hon. Shri Raj Kumar Agarawal, first mayor of the city. Bareilly became the first district in India to implement Bio-fuel norms.[3]

In 2009, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) moved a step ahead in implementing the franchisee system in the power sector of the state. Under the new system, private players will be awarded contract to maintain and supply power in nine cities of the state. The same companies will be the outsource points for collecting revenue on behalf of the state government. The system will be implemented in nine cities of the state on a pilot basis. Bareilly, Agra, Kanpur, Moradabad and Gorakhpur will be covered in the first phase.[4]

Travel and transport

Road

The main "Inter-city Satellite Bus Stand" is located just outside the city on the intersection of National Highway 24 and Pilibhit By-pass Road (National Highway 74). This is a new improvement over the cramped older Bus Stand located near Kotwali. The "Old Bus Stand" still serves much traffic and state owned buses starting from the city (towards Delhi).

An excellent truck stationing and repairing facility known as "Transport Nagar" has also been developed on the Pilibhit By-pass Road (National Highway 74), serving lorries and hauliers.

Railway

Currently, six railway stations serve the city -

Bareilly is well connected by Rail to New Delhi- the Capital of India, Lucknow- the Capital of Uttar Pradesh, Ahmedabad, Jammu tavi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Kolkata, Aligarh, Mathura, Kathgodam(near Nainital) etc.

New Delhi (just 250 km.), the capital of India, is an important Station near Bareilly from where trains to Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and to most of the places in India are available.

Air

The Military Trishul Air-base, located at on the outskirts of the city is used by officials to have infrequent flight links to New Delhi. Currently there is no commercial service from this airport.

Bareilly is currently served by Indira Gandhi International Airport (in New Delhi) and Amausi Airport (in Lucknow) (both at a distance of 250 K.M.). A new domestic airport is being planned by the government.

Intra-city

Health care

Conventional treatment

Bareilly is among one of the leading cities of Uttar Pradesh in terms of medical facilities, the city serves as a gateway to the patients of the Kumaun, Rohilkhand, and West Nepal region. In the vedic period Bareilly was famous for Ayurvedic treatment. The Ayurvedic practitioners of that period so much promoted the cultivation of Aonla, popularly known as Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica, syn. Emblica officinalis) at the outskirts of the Bareilly that entire area was later named as Aonla. Another town which is called Baheri these days was solely dependent on the cultivation of Teminalia Belerica - Bahera; and eventually was named on the plants grown here. Another famous town of Bareilly is Haroda that traditionally grown Harrada medicinal plants, scientifically known as terminalia chebula (also as Bal Harad, or Choti Harra). In the Medieval period the Muslim rulers promoted Ancient Unani treatment called Hikmat, Tibb or Tibia. Certain families became very famous for their diagnostic skills and were eventually awarded titles of Hakim-ul-Mulk (Doctor of the Country) by the Rohilla rulers.

During the British period initially nothing was done till late 1857. Suddenly on 14 May 1857 the great mutiny started here and entire Rohilla population rose against the Englishmen. As a result every day massive injuries and corpse collection dis balanced the administration. The city of Bareilly remained under revolutionary seize for almost an year. And after that began the punitive season. Hundreds of revolutionaries faced summary trials and after a brief medical examination all were hanged onto trees in the surrounding areas. Later they were again medically examined and handed over to the claimants. A makeshift medical examination facility was erected near Kotwali area in the city, with almost half a dozen sweepers to assist the medical examination process of the injured and the dead. Since the rebellion continued for long hence this temporary facility eventually got a tin shed medical dispensary soon.

For another fifty years this facility grew very slowly. With the spread of some infectious and contagious diseases later the administrators kept on adding this insignificant set up in such a way that it later served the wounded British officers and Sepoys during the World War II, then it had an emergency operation theater equipped with a portable Crookes X-ray machine to investigate fractures. However this costly X-ray diagnosis was available to only white officers and soldiers. Nothing much is known about the present District/Civil Hospital and its growth later. There is no recorded evidence available so far. Right now the city has two medical colleges, one dental college, one ayurvedic college.

Education

Bareilly is an educational hub of Western Uttar Pradesh with multiple universities and research institutes. Bareilly College, located in the heart of city, is among the oldest educational institutions in India, built prior to the Revolt of 1857. Bareilly is a seat of M. J. P. Rohilkhand University and it also hosts Indian Veterinary Research Institute and Central Avian Research Institute.(in Izzatnagar)

The city holds numerous Engineering Colleges, Management Colleges, Law Colleges, Medical Colleges, and also there are colleges running general courses. Bareilly College is a college with historical importance.

Some important schools in the city are -

Sports

Bareilly has two sports stadiums and one cricket academy:

Sri.Ramnarayna Murlimanohar State Ayurvedic College.

References in music

Several Bollywood songs have references to Bareilly and its musical genres such as jhumka and kajra.

Radio stations & communication networks

Radio Station (F.M.) Frequency Owner
Radio Mantra 91.9 MHz Jagran Group
Big 92.7 FM 92.7 MHz A.D.A.G. Group
FM Prasaar Bharti 100.4 MHz All India Radio

One can find services of most Tele-communication Network provider in Bareilly. Bareilly lies at the eastern boundary of "Uttar Pradesh West telecom Circle" and thus even calls to neighhouring districts including Shahjahanpur and beyond are considered long-distance and STD rates are applicable. However, calls in "U.P. West and Uttarakhand telecom circle" are considered local and thus local charges are applicable.

Defense installations

Jat Regiment Centre

Bareilly is the regimental centre and a major settlement of the Jat Regiment, which is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, it is one of the longest serving and most decorated regiments of the Indian Army.[6] The regiment has won 19 battle honours between 1839 to 1947[7] and post independence five battle honours, eight Mahavir Chakra, eight Kirti Chakra, 32 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 170 Sena Medals.[6]

Trishul Air-base

Bareilly has an air-base known as Trishul Air-base of the Indian Air Force. The Trishul Air-base has a squadron of the state-of-the-art fighters, the Sukhois and the heptor squadrons.

Others

Bareilly has regional Headquarters of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border Security Force (BSF).

Hindu temples

Bareilly is also home to a host of Hindu temples. Four Nath (Shiva) temples are situated on the city's four corners: the Alakhnath, Trivatinath, Madhinath, and Dhopeshwarnath temples.

Another historical temple of Lord Shiva is in Lala Champak Rai Ki Bagia near Alakhnath temple in front of the Ganga Temple. It is roughly 200 years old. Due to limited access, having no paved roads leading up to it, is frequented by fewer devotess than its more popular counterparts.It is also referred to as the Jagannath Temple.

Near the Alakhnath Temple is the Tulsi Math. Tulsidas, the acclaimed writer of the Ramacharitamanas, said to have been the re-incarnation of Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana, made this site his home sometime around 1600 CE.

Another culturally significant temple is the Chunne Miyan's Lakshmi Narayan Temple (located in Katra Manrya street near Bara Bazar). Its origin dates back to the time when Hindus migrating from the recently formed Pakistan at the time of independence in 1947, came to settle in Bareilly. These Hindu migrants built a small place of worship amongst some existing ruins but later discovered that the place belonged to Fazal-ul-Rahman, whose nickname 'Chunne Miyan'. Chunne Miyan gave not only the land but also financial aid for the construction of the temple. Since then the temple is popularly known as Chunne Miyan's Mandir and is situated in the Katra Maanrai region of Koharapeer.

There is another reputed temple of Lord Doopeshwarnath which is considered the place where Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna were born by a grace of Lord Shiva in the Mahābhārata era.

There is another famous Temple in Bareilly situated in Rajendra Nagar "Bankey Bihari Mandir". Bankey Bihari Mandir is very beautiful temple in Bareilly.

Places of importance

References

  1. ↑ Census March 1 2001
  2. ↑ http://indiapropertyexpert.com/amrapali-mall-bareilly.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govt-launches-ethanol-blendingpilot-basis/01/05/348028/
  4. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lucknow/UPPCL_invites_bids_for_franchisee_system/articleshow/4077546.cms
  5. ↑ http://www.hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Kajra%20Mohabbat%20Waala.html
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Army's Jat Regiment Best Marching Contingent in Republic Day 2007 Parade | India Defence
  7. ↑ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-4/bajwa.html .

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