Bahraich
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This article is about city in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Bahraich district.
Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of the Ghaghara river, Bahraich is 125 kilometres (78 miles) north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The districts of Barabanki, Gonda, Balrampur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shravasti and Sitapur share boundaries with Bahraich. A factor which makes this town important is the international border shared with Nepal.
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Bahraich | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 27.575°N 81.594°E / 27.575; 81.594 | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Bahraich |
Government | |
• Body | Bahraich Nagar Palika Parishad |
• Mayor | Sudha Tekriwal |
• MLA | Anupama Jaiswal (BJP) |
• MP | Akshaibar Lal (BJP) and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (BJP) |
Area | |
• Total | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 186,223 |
• Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 271801 |
Telephone code | +91 05252 |
Vehicle registration | UP-40 |
Sex Ratio | 892 ♂/♀ |
Website | bahraichnpp |
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