Bareilly Cantonment

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Bareilly Cantonment
Cantonment
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Cantonment General Hospital, Bareilly Cantt
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Bareilly Cantonment
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°21′50″N79°24′54″E / 28.364°N 79.415°E / 28.364; 79.415 Coordinates: 28°21′50″N79°24′54″E / 28.364°N 79.415°E / 28.364; 79.415
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly district
Founded byBritish Indian Army
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Body Indian Army
Area
 • Total17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total30,003
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP 25
Website cbbareilly.org

Bareilly Cantonment is a cantonment town located in the Bareilly district of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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History

The city of Bareilly, along with the entire Rohilkhand region, came under the suzerainty of the British East India Company in 1801. The Bareilly Cantonment was established by the company in 1811, [1] when a small fort was constructed to the south of the city, and a few years later, the cantonment area contained much more buildings than in the entire city. [2]

The city of Bareilly played a major role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and as a result, the cantonment saw major damages. When Bareilly was recaptured by the British in 1858, regular British troops were deployed in the cantonment area. [3] The cantonment at that time used to be mainly divided into three parts; The Indian Infantry lines were in the eastern part, British Infantry lines and an Indian battalion were in the middle part, while the Artillery lines were stationed in the western part of the cantonment. [3]

Geography

Phool Bagh, Bareilly Cantt Phool Bagh Bareilly Memorial 01.jpg
Phool Bagh, Bareilly Cantt

The Bareilly Cantonment is spread over an area of 17.12 square kilometres (6.61 sq mi). [4] It is surrounded on all sides by Bareilly city and is located to the south of the city centre. The neighbourhood of Civil Lines lies to its north, Kandherpur, Chanehti and Thiriya Nizamat Khan to its south and Nakatiya and Bhartaul lie to its east while a Railway Line separates it from the neighborhood of Subhash Nagar on the west. Several green areas are located in the Cantonment including the Phool Bagh Garden and The Army Ecological Park & Training Area (AEPTA), which also houses a Golf course.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19319,852—    
194112,162+23.4%
195113,404+10.2%
196113,205−1.5%
197118,270+38.4%
198125,957+42.1%
199126,689+2.8%
200128,038+5.1%
201130,003+7.0%
Source: District Census Handbook Bareilly [4]

As of 2011 India census, [4] Bareilly Cantonment had a population of 30,003. Males constitute 59.1% of the population and females 40.9%. [5] Bareilly Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 87.91%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 92.54% of the males and 81.09% of females literate. 10.45% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Major Units / Formations

Transport

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Bareilly Cantt railway station

The Bareilly Cantonment is located at a distance of 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Delhi and Lucknow, 220 kilometres (140 mi) from Agra and 145 kilometres (90 mi) from Nainital. The Bareilly Junction railway station (station code: BE) is located near the western limits of the Cantonment, while the Chanehti Railway Station (station code: CHTI) is located to its south. The Cantonment sometimes lends its name to the Chanehti station, which is also called the Bareilly Cantt Station. The Bareilly Satellite bus station is located near the eastern limits of the Cantonment.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "UP elections 2017: Six Cantonment Assembly seats become force to reckon with". News Nation English. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Lal, Hira (1987). City and Urban Fringe: A Case Study of Bareilly. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   978-81-7022-190-6 . Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 Kudaisya, Gyanesh (2006). Region, Nation, "Heartland": Uttar Pradesh in India's Body Politic. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN   978-93-5280-542-6 . Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 District Census Handbook Bareilly Part-A (PDF). Lucknow: Directorate of Census Operations, Uttar Pradesh. p. 692.
  5. ↑ "Bareilly Cantonment (Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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