Barhani Bazar

27°29′50″N 82°47′10″E / 27.49722°N 82.78611°E / 27.49722; 82.78611Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictSiddharthnagarGovernment • Nagar ChairmanSunil AgrahriPopulation • Total14,492Language • OfficialHindi^[2] • Additional officialUrdu^[2]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationUP-55Websitesidharthnagar.nic.in

Barhani is a town and nagar panchayat in Siddharthnagar District in Uttar Pradesh state, India. This town also has a railway station on the Gorakhpur-Gonda Broad Gauge line of Indian Railways. It is adjacent to the Nepal border from Krishnanagar. Nepalese and Indian nationals cross the border with no restrictions; however, there is a customs checkpoint for goods. Barhani is directly connected to Siddharthnagar, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Lucknow, Kanpur, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai by train.^[3]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Barhani Bazar had a total population of 14,492, of which 7,520 were males and 6,972 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,363. The total number of literates in Barhani Bazar was 9,283, which constituted 64% of the population with male literacy of 69.2% and female literacy of 58.5%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Barhani Bazar was 76.5%, of which male literacy rate was 82.8% and female literacy rate was 69.8%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 1,278 and 92 respectively. Barhani Bazar had 2109 households in 2011.^[1]

See also

• Khajuria Sarki

References