Bareilly

Bareilly
Nicknames: 
Nath Nagri
Location within Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is located in India
Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is located in Asia
Bareilly
Bareilly
Coordinates: 28°21′50″N 79°24′54″E / 28.364°N 79.415°E / 28.364; 79.415
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBareilly District
Government
 • MPSantosh Gangwar (Union Minister)
 • MLAArun Kumar (city)
Rajesh Agarwal (cantt) * Finance minister in U.P. government
 • MayorUmesh Gautam (Bharatiya Janta Party
Area
 • Total300 km2 (100 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total903,668
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
 • Sex ratio
895 /1,000
DemonymBareillite
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
Time zoneIST
PIN codes
243001
243122
Vehicle registrationUP-25
Websitebareilly.nic.in

Bareilly (Hindi: बरेली) is a city in Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the capital of Bareilly division.[2] In 2015 Bareilly is selected one of the smartest cities of India.[3]

According to 2011 Census of India, the population of the city is 904,797 out of 477,515 are males and 427,282 are females.[4]

Notable people

  • Anuj Tiwari (born 1988) – Author
  • Clayton Robson (1901–1989) – Cricketer
  • Disha Patani (born 1992) – actress
  • Kanan Gill (born 1989) – Actor, comedian
  • Kavita Seth (born 1970) – Playback singer
  • Kritika Kamra (born 1988) – Actress
  • Paras Arora (born 1994) – Actor
  • Priyanka Chopra (born 1982) – Actress
  • Priyanka Singh Rawat (born 1985) – Member of Parliament, Barabanki
  • Percy Pratt (1874–1961) – First-class cricketer
  • Rati Agnihotri (born 1960) – Actor
  • Santosh Gangwar (born 1948) – Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment

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