Barra, Kanpur

Barra is a neighbourhood in the extreme southern part of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is surrounded by Ratan Lal Nagar in the west, Govind Nagar in the north, and Kidwai Nagar in the east, and Jarouli in the south. Barra is divided into sections such as Barra Gaon, Barra-1, Barra-2, Barra-3, Barra-4, Barra-5, Barra-6, Barra-7, Barra-8 and Barra World Bank. Barra-8 is the largest section among them.

Barra
Suburb
Nickname:  Southern Suburb of Kanpur
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur
Named for	Bara Devi (Temple, near Juhi Lal Colony)
Government
• Body	Kanpur Municipal Corporation, Kanpur Development Authority
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	208 027
Panki,Naubasta, Kalyanpur, Rama Devi, Unnao etc.	Kanpur
Literacy	82%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanpur Urban
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Govind Nagar
Civic agency	Kanpur Municipal Corporation, Kanpur Development Authority, Barra Police Station
Website	KDA, Kanpur Nagar Nigam/

Barra has some good schools such as Sardar Patel Inter College, Puranchandra Vidyaniketan, The Chintels School, Karam Devi Memorial Academy (KDMA), Delhi Public School (DPS), Mary jesus education centre (MJEC), Acme public school (APS) etc. It is also the educational hub of South Kanpur.

Barra also has few Nationalised Banks such as State Bank Of India, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Bank Of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, Syndicate Bank, Nainital Bank and Dena Bank.