BAREILLY

:''This article is about Bareilly a prominent city of Uttar Pradesh. For information about Raebareli city, see Raebareli. For others, see Bareilly (disambiguation).
'Bareilly' (Hindi: बरेली, Urdu: باریلی) is a metro city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of Rohilkhand Division and is a center for the manufacture of furniture and for trade in cotton, grain, and sugar. The city's population in 2001 was 699.839. Geographically it forms the outer gateway to enter Uttarakhand state of India.Bareilly is the 4th city of Uttar Pradesh which has CNG fuel stations after Lucknow,Kanpur and Agra. Bareilly is the 7th largest metropolitan city of Uttar Pradesh and 50th largest metropolitan city of India.
This fast-growing city is also known as 'Bans-Bareilly', due to its big bamboo market. Bareilly is also known as the counter-magnet city because it is equidistant from New Delhi and Lucknow and has a lot of potential for setting up industries to attract people to settle.It is one of the biggest city of Uttar Pradesh state. Historically it was the part of the ancient kingdom of Panchal. In the Medieval period it was under the Rohillas. The modern city's foundation was laid by Mukrand Rai in 1657.

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Industries
Hospitals
Educational Institutions
Hotels and Restaurants
Sports
Famous Personalities & Items
References in Music
Radio Stations
Amusement Parks
Cinema Halls
Megamarts and Shopping Malls
Defense Installations
Religious Places in Bareilly
Famous Products
Political Stalwarts
Transport
References
External links

Geography


Bareilly is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 166 metres (544 feet).

Demographics


As of 2001 India census[2], Bareilly had a population of 699.839. Males constitute 62% of the population and females 38%. Bareilly has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 68% of the males and 32% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industries


Parsakhera is the industrial area of Bareilly. Saraswati Camphor Factory, one of Asia's biggest camphor manufacturing factory, is also located here. IFFCO Factory is located in Aonla constituency of Bareilly District. Earlier there use to be a Rubber Factory which was one of the biggest rubber factory of Asia but now it is not working. Bareilly is also a trade hub for Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

Hospitals


Bareilly is the medical hub of Rohilkhand and Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand. The city has got several hospitals. 'Kailash Hospital in Rajendra Nagar area is one of the pioneer in General as well as Laproscopic Surgery'. Few Major Hospitals are Clara Swain Hospital, K.K Hospital, Sheel Hospital, Ganga Charan Hospital. Bareilly also has 2 medical colleges by the name of Shree Ram Murti & rohilkhand on the outskirts of Bareilly.

Educational Institutions


Bareilly is a major educational center of Western Uttar Pradesh. It has sevaral educational institutions such as: M. J. P. Rohilkhand University and '''Bareilly College'. MJP Rohilkhand University was established in 1975 and offers advanced courses in the field of Business Administration,Master of Computer Applcation(MCA), Hotel Management, Engineering, Library Science, Plant and Animal Science, History, Education etc. Bareilly College has its own image in UP one of the oldest colleges providing Bachelors and Master level education to thosand of students every year. Bareilly College, established in 1837, is one of the oldest educational institutions of India. Its sprawling campus offers P.G Diploma, Diploma and Certificate courses. Among others there is Shreeji Institute of Legal & Vocational Education & Research (SILVER) Law College, Shri Rammurti College of Engg and Tech, Shri Rammurti college of Medical Sciences.
IVRI or Indian Veterinary Research Institute is one the Asia's finest University in Vetriniary Sciences located in Izzatnagar, Bareilly. Central avian research institute (CARI) is also located in IVRI and is considered to be a poineer institute.
Hartmann College is one of the best institutes in Uttar Pradesh for primary education from ICSE board & Vishnu inter college is one of the top inter college affilated to UP Board. Other schools are Bishop Conard, BBL Public School, St Maria Goretti.

Hotels and Restaurants


Bareilly has a number of good hotels and restaurants

★ Swarn Towers

★ Uberoi Anand

★ Pancham Continental

★ Sita Kiran

★ Regal hotel
are the few good ones around the city

Sports


Bareilly has 2 sports stadium

★ Dori Lal Sports Stadium, City Area, Bareilly

★ Sadar Sports Stadium, Cantt Area, Bareilly

Famous Personalities & Items



★ Bareilly is famous for being the home-town of former Miss World Priyanka Chopra.

★ Another notable personality of Bareilly is Prof. Waseem Barelvi, a famous urdu poet [1].

Hazrat Shah Saqlain Miya Huzoor is one of the most famous personality of Bareilly.]

Ahmed Raza Khan, founder of the Barelwi Islamic movement, which gets its name from the city.

★ A famous Ayurveda practitioner of the region was the Late Vaidya Narrottam Tripathi.

★ The place is also related to the late Kalpana Chawla, an astronaut at NASA. Her maternal grand parents live in the city. .

★ Late Pandit Radhey Shyam katha vachak was an important personality born in Bareilly. He contributed a lot to Hindi literature and drama . The book Radheshyam Ramayan is his seminal work. Even today most of the Ramlila performers use the quotations from his book.

★ Bareilly was the location of the famous Verma Seed Company founded in early 1900s. It exported seeds world over. Govind Verma, one of the descendents of the owner of the company, Amba Prasad Verma, was a famous lawyer of the city, whose legal briefs are included in citations of the Supreme Court of India and Allahabad High Court. Another descendent, Narayan Verma, is a famous Neurologist in the United States and the President of AIIMSONIANS of America.

★ Bareilly is famous for its ''surma'' (EyeLiner) & furniture made from bamboo sticks.

★ Sri P. K. Dey is leading lawyer of bareilly. He joined U.P. high court in 1979 and now he is practicing in supreem court of india since 1989. he is a great social worker as he is chief council for mahila dakshta samiti of india govrned by president of india.

★ Sri V.K. Jain joined UP judicial services in 1975. He was posted as Munsif Magistrate at Nainital, Pithoragad, Allahabad. He was posted on deputation as legal advisor NOIDA from 1980 to 1984. He was legal advisor to Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1988 to 1989. He was promoted to UP HJS and remained posted as ADJ at Lucknow, Kanput Nagar, Meerut and Agra. He took voluntary retirement and joined as member judicial Railway Claims Tribunal and remained posted at Chandigarh till 30th Sep 2003. Thereafter he was appointed as president District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum at Muradabad, UP and finally retired on 3oth Sep 2006.

References in Music


A famous song of a Hindi movie containing word Bareilly was ''Jhumka gira re Bareilly ke bazzar mein'' & " Shurma bareilly vala akheeyo may aisa dala" (in Hindi).

Radio Stations


There are 3 FM Radio Stations in Bareilly.

★ All India Radio

★ Big 92.7 FM Bareilly[2]

★ Radio Mantra 91.9 FM

Amusement Parks


Bareily has got an amusement park which is known to be the best amusement park of North India named Fun City. This Fun Park has got a number of quality rides, a disco theque, an amphitheatre and a water park named BOOND which is the only water park in North India which has got artificial water wave pool.
Many Other Parks are there in Cantonment and City Area.

Cinema Halls


There are 10 Cinema Halls in Bareilly.Two Multiplexes are in row.one in c.b.ganj & other one in centre of city.
AirCondition Cinema Hall :
1. Natraj Cinema, Cantt, Bareilly
2. Prabha Cinema, Rampur Garder, Bareilly

Megamarts and Shopping Malls


3 Malls cum Multiplexes are in pipeline.Butler Plaza is the most happening shopping complex of Bareilly which will soon convert into a Mall cum
Multiplexe. Deen Dayal Puram area is known as Connaught Place of Bareilly due to construction of high rising buildings,shopping complexes and malls. A number of big shopping complexes and super markets are there like in any metro city.

Defense Installations


Bareilly has a major settlement of the Indian Army's regimental headquarter of Jat Regimet, as well as an air-base (known as Trishul) of the Indian Air Force. The Trishul air-base had foxbats aircraft which were capable of flying up to 80,000 feet [3]. Bareilly has regional Headquarters of ITBP and BSF.

Religious Places in Bareilly


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The bareilly is World Famous for the Dargah of Ahle Sunnat Scholar Imam Ahmed Raza Khan.His sisila is Known as Razwi Silsila of Sufism. Bareilly is also home to a number of famous hindu temples. It has four Nath (Shiva) temples at its four corners, Alakhnath, Tiberinath, Madhinath, and Dhopeshwarnath. One of the well known temples is the Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir (located in Katra Manrya street near Bara Bazar). There is also another reputed temple of lord DoopeshwarNath which is assumed to be the place where Draupadi and Drishtadyumn was born by a grace of lord shiva in Mahabharata era.
Other famous temples are

Famous Products



★ Bareilly is renowned for Kites and Manjha (kite string laced with glass).

★ Bareilly is famous for ''Surma'' (eye liner).

★ The Zari-Zardozi handicraft work is also notable.

★ Bareilly is also famous for BAMBOO & CANE FurnitureCane Furniture, Bareilly, (U.P.) INDIA

Political Stalwarts


Bareilly is considered to be a stronghold of BJP. There always is a rumor that SP and Congress are gaining power in this city but no matter what happen BJP has a strong hold and the 2007 state elections proved it agian.

MLA - Mr. Rajesh Agarwal (BJP)

MP - Mr. Santosh Gangwar (BJP)

Transport


Bareilly is a major Roadways and Railways center. There are approx 400 government buses operating from Bareilly region to all major cities of North India and there are trains for every important city of India. In City area a number of mode of transport are available,City Buses are available at all major routes of city. A domestic public Airport is proposed at Pilibhit byepass road near Mayur Van Chetna Kendra about 20 Km away from center of city.

References


1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bareilly
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3. http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=64

4.http://aiims-usa.com/executivecommittee.html

External links



IVRI

Official site of Bareilly

Bareilly College Bio-Technology Department

IFFCO

Computer Science department, MJP Rohilkhand University,Bareilly

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