Bahraich

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Field	Value
name	Bahraich
settlement_type	City
image_skyline	Bahraich Clock Tower.jpg
image_caption	Bahraich Clock Tower
pushpin_map	India Uttar Pradesh#India3
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_name1	Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_name2	Bahraich
governing_body	Bahraich Nagar Palika Parishad
leader_title1	Mayor
leader_name1	Sudha Tekriwal
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	34
elevation_m	126
population_total	186,223
population_as_of	2011
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Language
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Hindi
demographics1_title2	Additional official
demographics1_info2	Urdu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	271801
area_code	+91 05252
area_code_type	Telephone code
registration_plate	UP-40
blank1_name_sec1	Sex Ratio
blank1_info_sec1	892 ♂/♀
website
leader_title2	MLA
leader_name2	Anupama Jaiswal (BJP)
leader_title3	MP
leader_name3	Anand Kumar Gond (BJP) and Karan Bhushan Singh (BJP)
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::callout[type=note] city in Uttar Pradesh, India ::

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 km 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 city important is the international border shared with Nepal.

Geography and climate

Bahraich has an average elevation of 126 m. Bahraich has a warm humid subtropical climate with hot summers from April to July. The rainy season is from July to mid-September when Bahraich gets an average rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds, and occasionally frontal rainfall will occur in January. In winter the maximum temperature is around 25 °C and the minimum is in the -1 to range. Fog is quite common from late December to late January. Summers are extremely hot with temperatures rising to the 40 to range, the average highs being in the high of 30s (degree Celsius). Average annual rainfall is 1900 cm (approx).

| location = Bahraich (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan record high C = 29.1 | Feb record high C = 35.2 | Mar record high C = 41.0 | Apr record high C = 44.6 | May record high C = 45.8 | Jun record high C = 47.6 | Jul record high C = 44.4 | Aug record high C = 39.2 | Sep record high C = 39.4 | Oct record high C = 38.6 | Nov record high C = 35.2 | Dec record high C = 31.7 |year record high C = 47.6 | Jan record low C = 0.3 | Feb record low C = 0.6 | Mar record low C = 5.6 | Apr record low C = 11.1 | May record low C = 13.5 | Jun record low C = 18.3 | Jul record low C = 18.7 | Aug record low C = 21.1 | Sep record low C = 18.3 | Oct record low C = 12.2 | Nov record low C = 5.0 | Dec record low C = 0.2 |year record low C = 0.2 |Jan high C = 20.4 |Feb high C = 26.0 |Mar high C = 32.0 |Apr high C = 37.2 |May high C = 38.2 |Jun high C = 36.8 |Jul high C = 33.4 |Aug high C = 32.9 |Sep high C = 32.9 |Oct high C = 32.3 |Nov high C = 28.7 |Dec high C = 23.1 | year high C = 31.2 |Jan low C = 8.8 |Feb low C = 12.2 |Mar low C = 16.5 |Apr low C = 21.8 |May low C = 25.2 |Jun low C = 26.6 |Jul low C = 26.4 |Aug low C = 26.1 |Sep low C = 25.1 |Oct low C = 20.9 |Nov low C = 15.2 |Dec low C = 10.5 | year low C = 19.5 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 21.1 | Feb rain mm = 24.4 | Mar rain mm = 10.3 | Apr rain mm = 13.9 | May rain mm = 53.3 | Jun rain mm = 180.8 | Jul rain mm = 347.7 | Aug rain mm = 297.3 | Sep rain mm = 193.6 | Oct rain mm = 46.7 | Nov rain mm = 3.1 | Dec rain mm = 6.4 | year rain mm = 1198.6 | Jan rain days = 1.5 | Feb rain days = 1.9 | Mar rain days = 1.1 | Apr rain days = 1.1 | May rain days = 3.1 | Jun rain days = 7.1 | Jul rain days = 12.3 | Aug rain days = 12.3 | Sep rain days = 7.7 | Oct rain days = 1.7 | Nov rain days = 0.2 | Dec rain days = 0.4 | year rain days = |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 71 | Feb humidity = 57 | Mar humidity = 40 | Apr humidity = 30 | May humidity = 38 | Jun humidity = 53 | Jul humidity = 72 | Aug humidity = 76 | Sep humidity = 74 | Oct humidity = 65 | Nov humidity = 65 | Dec humidity = 72 |year humidity = 59 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240408025145/https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | archive-date = 8 April 2024 | url = https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Station: Bahraich Climatological Table 1991–2020 | work = Climatological Normals 1991–2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = 17 July 2024}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M212 | access-date = 6 May 2020}}

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Bahraich had a total population of 186,223, of which 97,653 were males and 88,570 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 24,097. The total number of literates in Bahraich was 119,564, which constituted 64.2% of the population with male literacy of 66.5% and female literacy of 61.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Bahraich was 73.7%, of which male literacy rate was 76.4% and female literacy rate was 70.8%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 9,584 and 170 respectively. Bahraich had 30460 households in 2011.

Religion

Majority of the population of Bahraich are Muslims (56%), followed by Hindus (42%), with small populations of Sikhs, Jains, Christians and Buddhists.

Politics

The city of Bahraich falls under the Bahraich Assembly constituency held by Anupama Jaiswal of BJP. It is part of the Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency held by Anand Kumar Gond of BJP.

Transportation

Roads

Bahraich is well connected with other districts of Uttar Pradesh. UPSRTC and private operators provide road connectivity to Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Bareilly, Haridwar, Shimla, Delhi, Muradabad, Rampur, Ghaziabad, Shahajahanpur, Jaipur, Sitapur, Lakhimpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Balrampur, Gonda, Barabanki, Pratapgarh, Shimla, Mathura, Jhansi, Jaunpur, Gorakhpur, Basti, Varanasi, Shravasti and Agra. There are buses for Lucknow in every 15 minutes. National Highway 927 connects the city to Barabanki and state capital Lucknow.

Railways

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Bg_train.jpg" caption="Broad Gauge train at Bahraich"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Metre_gauge_tracks,_Bahraich_railway_station,_Uttar_Pradesh,_2020.jpg" caption="Metre gauge engine at bahraich meter gauge yard."] ::

Bahraich railway station is a main railway station in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is BRK. It serves Bahraich city. The station consists of 3 platforms, two for broad gauge and one for meter gauge. Bahraich to Jarwal Road is a Broad gauge station 55 kilometres (34 miles) from district headquarters and lies on Delhi–Barauni line. Plans for converting the Bahraich – Gonda tracks to broad-gauge have been in talks since October 2018. It is complete as of July 2020, but due to lack of electrification, only diesel locomotives are run in these tracks. According to the railway board, crore is to be invested to electrify the whole Bahraich-Gonda-Balrampur-Gorakhpur line, with expected completion by the year 2021.

October 2024 communal violence

Main article: 2024 Bahraich violence

In October 2024, Bahraich witnessed communal tensions during a Durga idol immersion procession. The violence was triggered by a disagreement over music being played out from loudspeakers while the procession was passing through the area. A Hindu youth, Ram Gopal Mishra, was reportedly shot 14 times, resulting in his death. The incident took place near a mosque, heightening religious tensions and prompting the suspension of internet services in the area. The violence led to public outrage and demands for justice. Some eyewitnesses from the Hindu community have alleged that stone-pelting initiated from a house belonging to a local Muslim resident, which they claim contributed to the escalation of violence. They assert that police response included lathi charges against them, which further inflamed tensions.

Media

Bahraich has an All India Radio relay station known as Akashvani Bahraich. It broadcasts on FM frequencies @ 100.1.

Notable people

Syed Zafar Mahmood- Indian Civil-Servant and former 'Officer on Special Duty' for the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Tahir Mahmood – former Chairman, National Minorities Commission
Mahfoozur Rahman Nami – Indian Muslim scholar, politician and an author
Meena Shah - national badminton champion of India. recipient of the Padma Shri and the Arjuna award
Waqar Ahmad Shah – former speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
Yasar Shah – Former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh
Mohsin Zaidi – Urdu poet

References

"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
"District Industrial Profile of Bahraich district". MSME-Development Institute -Allahabad, Government of India Ministry of MSME.
"Census of India: Bahraich".
"C-1 Population By Religious Community - Uttar Pradesh".
(27 October 2018). "बहराइच से जरवलरोड तक बिछे रेल लाइन".
(8 October 2018). "नवरात्र में बहराइच से गोंडा के बीच चल सकती ट्रेन".
(14 February 2009). "Broad gauge rail line from Bahraich to Burhwal {{!}} Allahabad News – Times of India". The Times of India.
(24 July 2020). "327 करोड़ से बहराइच व गोरखपुर रेल लाइन का होगा विद्युतीकरण". Amar Ujala.
(14 October 2024). "Man shot dead over music during Durga idol immersion in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich". Hindustan Times.
(14 October 2024). "Bahraich violence: Outrage after Hindu youth shot 14 times during Maa Durga idol immersion procession".
(14 October 2024). "Bahraich Violence: बहराइच हिंसा पर चश्मदीद का चौंकाने वाला खुलासा".

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