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]

Barhani
Town
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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

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

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