Bara Banki

India
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Also known as: Barabanki
Also spelled:
Barabanki

Bara Banki, town, east-central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies northeast of Lucknow and includes the larger town of Nawabganj, an agricultural market and cotton-weaving centre.

The two towns are on a main road between Lucknow and Faizabad and on two railways. The area in which Bara Banki is situated is an alluvial plain that is dotted with jhils, or marshy lakes, and is drained by the Gomati River. Some areas become waterlogged after heavy rainfall. Rice, gram (chickpeas), and wheat are the most important crops grown in the locality. Pop. (2001) Bara Banki urban agglom., 92,687; (2011) Bara Banki urban agglon., 147,550.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.