Barhani Bazar

Barhani
Barhani
	Town
	Barhani Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Barhani Barhani (India) Barhani Barhani (Asia)
	Coordinates: 27°29′50″N 82°47′10″E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Siddharthnagar
Government
• Nagar Chairman	Nisar Bagi
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	14,492
Language
• Official	Hindi[2]
• Additional official	Urdu[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-55
Website	sidharthnagar.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 Railway. Nearby villages include Mujahna, Akrahra, Dudhwania, Malgahia, Bagahi, Semrahwa, Basantpur, Dhanauri, Dhanaura, Dudhawania, Sewra, Dhebarua and Gharuar. 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, Kolkata and Mumbai by train.

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]

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References

"Census of India: Barhani Bazar". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
"52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

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[Census2011Gov-1] "Census of India: Barhani Bazar". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

[langoff-2] "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.