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{{Short description|City in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{distinguish|Raebareli}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Bareilly
| official_name      = 
| native_name        = 
| settlement_type    = City
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Bareilly Sunset.jpg{{!}}Bareilly Cityscape
| photo2a =
| photo2b =Anand Ashram.jpg
| photo3a = Bareilly Junction Dharamshala 01.jpg{{!}}A Dharamshala near Bareilly Junction
| photo3b = Jhumka Bareilly city 03.jpg{{!}}Jhumka Chowk
| photo3c = IVRI 100 Year Memorial closeup.jpg{{!}} Memorial at IVRI Izzatnagar
| photo4a = Bareillycollege.gif{{!}}Bareilly College
| spacing = 2
| position = center
| color_border = white
| color =  white
| size = 300
| foot_montage = Top to bottom; Left to right:<br /> [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]] cityscape,  Lakshminarayan Temple, Anand Ashram Temple, a [[Dharamshala (type of building)|dharamshala]] near [[Bareilly Junction railway station|Bareilly Junction]], [[Bareilly ka Jhumka]], Memorial at [[Indian Veterinary Research Institute|IVRI]] [[Izzatnagar]] and [[Bareilly College]]
}}
| nicknames          = Nath Nagri<ref name="Nath Nagri" />
| motto              = 
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| pushpin_map        = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| coordinates        = {{coord|28|22|00|N|79|25|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[List of states and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Bareilly district|Bareilly]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1537
| established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
| established_date2  = 
| established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) -->
| established_date3  = 
| founder            = Jagat Singh Katehriya
| government_footnotes = 
| leader_title1      = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha MP]]
| leader_name1       = [[Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title2      = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name2       = [[Arun Kumar (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Arun Kumar]] (City) <br /> [[Sanjeev Agarwal]] (Cantonment)
| unit_pref          = 
| area_footnotes     = <ref name='Bareilly Nagar Nigam'>{{cite web|title=Bareilly Nagar Nigam|url=http://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/25UP_bareily_sfcp-min.pdf|website=mohua.gov.in|access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 106
| area_metro_km2     = 123
| area_metro_footnotes = <ref name='Bareilly Nagar Nigam'/><ref name="dchba">{{cite book|title=District Census Handbook Bareilly Part-A|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Uttar Pradesh|location=[[Lucknow]]|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0919_PART_A_DCHB_BAREILLY.pdf|page=692}}</ref>
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 268
| population_total   = 903,668
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| population_metro   = 985,752
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/><ref name="dchba"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Bareillite
| population_note    = 
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=20 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional&nbsp;official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| demographics_type2 = [[GDP]] (2021)<ref name="bareillyGDP2023">
According to the UPDES' list of UP State's cities' areas by GDP, Bareilly's metropolitan GDP in 2021 was ₹468.81 billion (US$5.9 billion)
{{cite web
|title=List of UP districts by GDP
|url=https://updes.up.nic.in/updes/data/dist_domestic_product/dist_domestic_product_2020_21.pdf
|website=UPDES
|access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Nominal GDP (Metro)
| demographics2_info1 = ₹46681 crore<br />US$5.93 billion
| demographics2_title3 = Share in UP GDP
| demographics2_info3 = ~2.68%
| demographics2_title4 = Share in India GDP
| demographics2_info4 = ~0.21%
| demographics2_title5 = GDP Rank (India)
| demographics2_info5 = [[List of Indian metropolitan areas by GDP|48th]]
| postal_code_type   = PIN codes
| postal_code        = 2430xx
| area_code          = 
| registration_plate = UP-25
| website            = {{URL|http://bareilly.nic.in}}
| footnotes          = 
| population_blank1_title = Sex ratio
| population_blank1  = 895 [[female|♀]]/1000 [[male|♂]]
| government_type    = [[Municipal corporation|Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body     = Bareilly Municipal Corporation
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Umesh Gautam ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
}}

'''Bareilly''' ({{Indic Transl|hi|Barēlī|bəɾeːliː|Bareilly.ogg}}) is a city in [[Bareilly district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is among the largest metropolises in [[Western Uttar Pradesh]] and is the centre of the [[Bareilly division]] as well as the historical region of [[Rohilkhand]]. The city lies in the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]]s, about {{convert|252|km|mi|0}} northwest of the state capital, [[Lucknow]], and {{convert|265|km|mi|0}} east of the national capital, [[New Delhi]]. With a population of 903,668 in 2011, it is the [[List of cities in Uttar Pradesh by population|eighth most populous city]] in the state, [[list of North Indian cities by population|17th]] in [[northern India]] and [[List of most populous cities in India|54th]] in India.<ref name="censusindia.gov.in">{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0919_PART_B_DCHB_BAREILLY.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Pune - Part XII-B |access-date=21 April 2017 |website=Census of India |date=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114012959/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0919_PART_B_DCHB_BAREILLY.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2015 }}</ref> It is located on the bank of [[Ramganga]] River and is the site of the Ramganga Barrage built for canal irrigation.

The earliest settlement in what is now Bareilly was established in 1537 by a local chieftain Jagat Singh Katehriya who named it 'Bans-Bareli' after his two sons Bansaldev and Bareldev. The town came under the rule of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] in 1569 and had become the capital of a local [[pargana]] by 1596. The foundation of the modern city of Bareilly was laid by Mughal governor [[Mukrand Rai]] in 1657, and in 1658 it became the seat of the governor of [[Budaun]]. The weakening of Mughal Empire lead to the rise of the [[Kingdom of Rohilkhand]], of which Bareilly was a major centre. The city came under the control of [[Oudh State]] in 1774 after the fall of Rohillas in the [[First Rohilla War]] and was then ceded to the [[British East India Company]] by the [[Nawab of Oudh]] in 1801. A [[Bareilly Cantonment|Military station]] was established in 1811 to the south of the city, where a fort was constructed in 1816. Bareilly was freed by the rebels during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] and remained independent under the rule of [[Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla|Khan Bahadur Khan]] until it was re-annexed by the British in 1858.

Bareilly is renowned for being the place of origin of the [[Barelvi Movement]], a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] Islamic movement formed by notable scholar Imam [[Ahmed Raza Khan]] Qadri to counter the growing influence of [[Wahhabism]]. His shrine, located at the [[Bareilly Sharif Dargah]], is visited by millions every year on the occasion of [[Urs-e-Razavi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agarwal |first1=Priyangi |title=Urs-e-Razvi audio live-streamed on social media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/urs-e-razvi-audio-live-streamed-on-social-media/articleshow/66516570.cms |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=6 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/rudrapur/story-urs-pak-will-be-celebrated-in-bareilly-from-today-to-march-3-3881347.html|title = आज से तीन मार्च तक बरेली में मनाया जाएगा उर्से पाक |date = 28 February 2021 }}</ref>

The city has been known as ''Nath Nagri'' due to the presence of several ancient Shiva temples,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=Ankit |date=6 April 2016 |title=City to have 1.25 quintal silver Shivling |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/City-to-have-1-25-quintal-silver-Shivling/articleshow/51718932.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news |author=Shailvee Sharda |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maitreya-project-UPs-loss-is-advantage-Bihar/articleshow/17304920.cms |title=Maitreya project: UP's loss is advantage Bihar |date=21 November 2012 |access-date=6 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928094009/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-21/india/35256958_1_maitreya-statue-maitreya-project-buddha |archive-date=28 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live}}</ref> and more recently as ''Jumka City''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bareilly has come a long way from being 'Jhumka City' to becoming 'Smart City' |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/bareilly-has-come-a-long-way-from-being-jhumka-city-to-becoming-smart-city-cm-yogi-adityanath20221207201859/ |access-date=2 July 2023 |work=ANI News |date=7 December 2022}}</ref> It is a centre for furniture manufacturing and trade in cotton, cereal and sugar. Bareilly is one of the [[Smart Cities Mission|100 Smart Cities]] being developed in India,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-releases-list-of-98-cities-for-smart-city-project/article7586751.ece |title=Centre unveils list of 98 smart cities; UP, TN strike it rich |access-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126124324/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-releases-list-of-98-cities-for-smart-city-project/article7586751.ece |archive-date=26 November 2016 |url-status = live|newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 August 2015 |last1=Jeelani |first1=Mehboob }}</ref> and one of the nine [[National Capital Region (India)#Counter magnets|counter magnet cities]] of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region (NCR)]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bulandshahr-roads-lead-to-Delhi/articleshow/5543759.cms | title=Bulandshahr roads lead to Delhi | date=7 February 2010 | access-date=29 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928093927/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-07/india/28147824_1_districts-migrants-migration | archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status = live| work=[[The Times of India]] | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The city is served by the [[Bareilly Airport]] which has direct flights to [[Delhi]], [[Lucknow]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Bangalore]]. The [[Bareilly Junction railway station]] located in the city is among the top 100 booking stations of [[Indian Railways]] while [[Izzatnagar railway station|Izzatnagar]] is the divisional headquarters of [[Izzatnagar railway division|one of the three divisions]] of [[North Eastern Railways]].

==History==
{{Main|History of Bareilly}}
[[File:Ahichchhatra_Fort_Temple_Bareilly.jpg|400px|thumb|left|alt=Multi-coloured political map|[[Ahichchhatra]] (or Ahi-Kshetra) was the ancient capital of Northern Panchala. The remains of this city have been discovered in Bareilly]]
According to the epic [[Mahābhārata]], the Bareilly region ([[Panchala]]) is said to be the birthplace of [[Draupadi]], who was also referred to as 'Panchali' (one from the kingdom of Panchāla) by Kṛṣṇā ([[Krishna|Lord Krishna]]). When [[Yudhishthira]] becomes the king of [[Hastinapur]] at the end of the [[Mahābhārata]], Draupadi becomes his queen. The folklore says that [[Gautama Buddha]] had once visited the ancient fortress city of [[Ahichchhatra]] in Bareilly.<ref name="members.rediff.com">{{cite web|url=http://members.rediff.com/gangwar/Bareilly.html |title=About Bareilly |access-date=8 November 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714233142/http://members.rediff.com/gangwar/Bareilly.html |archive-date=14 July 2007 }}</ref> The [[Jain]] [[Tirthankara]] [[Parshva]] is said to have attained Kaivalya at Ahichchhatra.<ref name="bareilly.nic.in">{{Cite web|url=http://bareilly.nic.in/hist.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826065926/http://bareilly.nic.in/hist.htm|url-status=dead|title=history<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=26 August 2010}}</ref>

In the 12th century, the kingdom was under the rule by different clans of [[Kshatriya]] Rajputs. Later, the region became part of the [[Muslim]] [[Turkic people|Turkic]] [[Delhi Sultanate]] for 325 years before getting absorbed in the emerging [[Mughal Empire]].  The foundation of the modern City of Bareilly foundation was laid by [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor [[Mukrand Rai]] in 1657 during the rule of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]]. Later the region became the capital of [[Rohilkhand]] region before getting handed over to [[Nawab]] [[Vizier|Vazir]] of [[Awadh]] and then to [[East India Company]] (transferred to British India) and later becoming an integral part of [[Republic of India|India]]. The region has also acted as a mint for a major part of its history.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

From an archaeological point of view, the district of Bareilly is very rich. The extensive remains of Ahichchhatra, the Capital town of Northern Panchala have been discovered near [[Ramnagar, Bareilly|Ramnagar village]] of Aonla Tehsil in the district. It was during the first excavations at Ahichchhatra (1940–44) that the painted grey ware, associated with the advent of the Aryans in the Ganges–Yamuna Valley, was recognised for the first time in the earliest levels of the site.  Nearly five thousand coins belonging to periods earlier than that of the [[Guptas]] have been yielded from Ahichchhatra. It has also been one of the richest sites in India from the point of view of the total yield of terracotta. Some of the masterpieces of Indian terracotta art are from Ahichchhatra. In fact the classification made of the terracotta human figurines from Ahichchhatra on grounds of style and to some extent stratigraphy became a model for determining the stratigraphy of subsequent excavations at other sites in the Ganges Valley. On the basis of the existing material, the archaeology of the region helps us to get an idea of the cultural sequence from the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC up to the 11th century AD. Some ancient mounds in the district have also been discovered by the Deptt. of Ancient History and culture, [[Rohilkhand University]], at Tihar-Khera (Fatehganj West), Pachaumi, Rahtuia, Kadarganj and [[Sainthal, Uttar Pradesh|Sainthal]].<ref name="bareilly.nic.in" /> Apart from this, artefacts of painted grey ware culture of the Iron Age have also been discovered near the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/artefacts-of-painted-grey-ware-culture-found-in-bareilly-village/articleshow/69549550.cms|title=Artefacts of painted grey ware culture found in Bareilly village &#124; Bareilly News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=29 May 2019 }}</ref>

===Establishment {{anchor|Foundation}}===
[[File:The mausoleum of Hafiz Rahmat Khan at Bareilly, 1814-15.jpg|thumb|The mausoleum of [[Hafiz Rahmat Khan]] at Bareilly, 1814-15]]
Bareilly was founded in 1537 by Jagat Singh Katehriya, a Rajput who named it ''Bareilly '' after his two sons Bansaldev and Baraldev.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cerca.iitd.ac.in/app/assets/cities-plan-pdf/UP/Bareilly.pdf|title=Action Plan For The Control of Air Pollution in Bareilly City - IIT Delhi}}</ref> The city was mentioned by the historian [['Abd al-Qadir Badayuni|Budayuni]]. The foundation of the modern city of Bareilly was laid by [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor [[Mukrand Rai]] in 1657. In 1658, Bareilly became the headquarters of the province of Budaun.<ref name="library.upenn.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/sasia/crafts1820/introduc.html |title=Introduction |publisher=Library.upenn.edu |access-date=9 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608011910/http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/sasia/crafts1820/introduc.html |archive-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Mughals]] encouraged the settlements of loyal [[Pashtun people|Afghans]] ([[Pathan]]s) in the Bareilly region to control the native Katehriya Rajputs. After the death of [[Mughal Empire|Emperor]] 
[[Aurangzeb]], the Afghans began to settle in the villages and [[Cultural assimilation|assimilated]] with the local Muslims. These descendants of these assimilated Afghans are known as [[Pathan]]s. After the fall of the Mughal Empire, created anarchy and many [[Pathan]]s migrated from the [[Rohilkhand]] region. Bareilly (like other cities in Uttar Pradesh) experienced economic stagnation and poverty due to the breakdown of trade and security, leading to the migration of Rohilla Muslim Pathans to [[Suriname]] and [[Guyana]] as [[indenture]]d labour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/afghan-guyana.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312053421/http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/afghan-guyana.htm|url-status=dead|title=HISTORY OF MY PEOPLE: The Afghan Muslims of Guyana|archive-date=12 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guyana.org/features/afghanguyanese_muslim.html |title=The Afghan Muslims of Guyana and Suriname |publisher=Guyana.org |access-date=9 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206085443/http://www.guyana.org/features/afghanguyanese_muslim.html |archive-date=6 December 2010 |url-status = live}}</ref>

===British East India Company===
Under Barech at the 1761 [[Third Battle of Panipat]], Rohilkhand blocked the expansion of the [[Maratha]] Empire into northern India. In 1772 it was invaded by the Marathas, repulsing the invasion with the aid of the [[Nawab of Awadh]]. After the war, Nawab [[Shuja-ud-Daula]] demanded payment for the nawabs' help from Barech. When his demand was refused, the nawab joined the East India Company (under [[Governor-General of India|Governor]] [[Warren Hastings]] and his [[Commander-in-Chief]], [[Alexander Champion (East India Company officer)|Alexander Champion]]) to invade Rohilkhand. The combined forces of Daula and the Company defeated Barech (who was killed in battle at [[Miranpur, Uttar Pradesh|Miranpur Katra]], ending Rohilla rule) in 1774. Rohilkhand was handed over to Daula, and from 1774 to 1800 the province was ruled by the Nawab of Awadh who surrendered Rohilkhand to the [[Honourable East India Company|East India Company]] in a treaty signed on 10 November 1801.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019WDZ000000187U00000000 |title=Collect Britain has moved |publisher=Collectbritain.co.uk |date=30 November 2003 |access-date=6 January 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214225139/http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019WDZ000000187U00000000 |archive-date=14 February 2012 }}</ref> During the reign of [[Shah Alam II]], Bareilly was the headquarters of Rohilla Sardar Hafiz Rehmat Khan and many coins were minted. The city was later in the possession of Awadh Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah, and his coins had Bareilly, Bareilly Aasfabad and the Bareilly kite and fish as identification marks. Coins were then minted by the East India Company.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/When-Bareilly-was-in-currency/articleshow/36674.cms | work=The Times of India | title=When Bareilly was in currency | date=22 June 2003 | access-date=27 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222182948/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/When-Bareilly-was-in-currency/articleshow/36674.cms | archive-date=22 February 2011 |url-status = live| df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Modern period===
[[File:Land of the Veda - India Theological Seminary at Bareilly.jpg|thumb|Theological Seminary at Bareilly, 1895]]
After the [[Rohilla War]], the change in the power structure increased discontent throughout the district.

The most popular trades in and around Bareilly during the 1820s were manufacturing glass, jewellery, glass and [[Lac (resin)|lac]] bangles and gold and silver thread, crimping, bean drying, wire drawing, [[Manjaa|charpoy]] weaving, keeping a grocer's shop and selling kebabs.<ref name="library.upenn.edu" />

====Rebellion of 1857 {{anchor|Indian Rebellion of 1857}}====
Bareilly was a centre of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. The rebellion began as a [[mutiny]] of Indian soldiers ([[sepoy]]s), employed in the three [[Presidency armies]], against race- and religion-based injustices and inequities on 10 May 1857 in [[Meerut]]. It expanded into other mutinies and civilian rebellions, primarily in the major north-central Indian river valleys; local episodes extended northwest to [[Peshawar]] (on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|northwest frontier]] with Afghanistan) and southeast (beyond Delhi). There were riots in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, and Muslims in Bareilly, [[Bijnor]] and [[Moradabad]] called for the revival of a Muslim kingdom.<ref>[[R. C. Majumdar]]: ''Sepoy Mutiny and Revolt of 1857'', Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1963, pp. 2303–31</ref>

[[File:United Provinces 1903.gif|thumb|alt=Old, multi-coloured physical-political map|Bareilly was made part of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]].]]

The [[Rohilla]]s actively opposed the British, but were later disarmed.<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Bareilly |volume=3 |page=397}}</ref> [[Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla]], grandson of [[Hafiz Rahmat Khan]], formed his own government in Bareilly in 1857 and a widespread popular revolt in [[Awadh]], [[Bundelkhand]] and [[Rohilkhand]] took place. In 1857, Khan Bhadur Khan issued silver coins from Bareilly as an independent ruler.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/When-Bareilly-was-in-currency/articleshow/36674.cms | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=When Bareilly was in currency | date=22 June 2003 | access-date=27 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222182948/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/When-Bareilly-was-in-currency/articleshow/36674.cms | archive-date=22 February 2011 |url-status = live| df=dmy-all }}</ref> When the rebellion failed, Bareilly was subjugated. Khan Bahadur Khan was sentenced to death, and hanged in the police station on 24 February 1860.

===Independence {{anchor|Independence of India}}===
[[Bareilly Central Jail]] housed a number of [[political prisoner]]s who supported the [[Indian independence movement|independence movement]] including [[Yashpal]] (who married while imprisoned on 7 August 1936 was the first such ceremony in an Indian jail). The rules were changed, preventing future prison marriages.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Yashpal: Fighter for Freedom – Writer for Justice |first=Corinne |last=Friend |journal=Journal of South Asian Literature |volume=13 |issue=1 |date=Fall 1977 |pages=65–90 |jstor=40873491}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Akshar vihar Bareilly.jpg|thumb|Akshar Vihar - a lake in [[Civil Lines, Bareilly]]]]
Bareilly is in [[northern India]], at {{coord|28|10|N|78|23|E}}. On its east are [[Pilibhit]] and [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]] on the west, [[Udham Singh Nagar]] ([[Uttarakhand]]) to the north and [[Badaun]] to the south. The city is level and well-watered, sloping towards the south. Its soil is fertile, with groves of trees. A rain forest in the north, known as the ''tarai'', contains tigers, bears, deer and wild pigs. The river Sarda (or Gogra) forms the eastern boundary and is the principal waterway.<ref name=EB1911/> The Ramganga receives most of the drainage from the Kumaon mountains, and the Deoha also receives many small streams. The [[Gomti River|Gomati]] (or Gumti) is also nearby.<ref name=EB1911/>

Bareilly lies {{convert|252|m|ft}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bareilly, India |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Bareilly.html |website=www.fallingrain.com |access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> and is located off the left bank of [[Ramganga River|Ramganga]]. Deoranian, Nakatiya and [[Shankha]], all minor tributaries of Ramganga, flow through the city. The historical core of Bareilly lies approx {{convert|10|km|mi}} to the left of Ramganga. Since the 19th century, the city has been expanding to the south, with neighbourhoods like [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]] and [[Bareilly Cantt]] established during British rule; however, after the Independence of India, much of the expansion has been towards the north of the old city. Smaller industrial centres founded during British rule, like [[C.B. Ganj]] and [[Izzatnagar]], also merged with the city. The city has an urban area of {{convert|106|km2|sqmi}}, while together with its metropolitan area it covers {{convert|123|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="Bareilly Nagar Nigam" />

===Climate===
Bareilly has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cwa'') with hot summers and cool winters.<ref name="weatherbase">{{cite web |title=Bareilly, India Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=98124&cityname=Bareilly,+India |website=Weatherbase |access-date=30 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202406/https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=98124&cityname=Bareilly,+India |archive-date=30 November 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref> The average temperature for the year is 25&nbsp;°C. June, with an average temperature of 32.8&nbsp;°C is the warmest month, while the coolest month of the year is January, with an average temperature of 15&nbsp;°C.<ref name="weatherbase" /> Bareilly receives 1038.9&nbsp;mm precipitation for the year on average. The month with the most precipitation on average is July with 307.3&nbsp;mm of precipitation, while November is the month with the least precipitation on average, with an average of 5.1&nbsp;mm. There are an average of 37.7 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in August with 10.3 days and the least precipitation occurring in November with 0.5 days. The summer is noticeably wetter than the winter, although rain falls throughout the year.<ref name="weatherbase" />

{{Weather box
| location = Bareilly (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 29.4
| Feb record high C = 34.0
| Mar record high C = 41.6
| Apr record high C = 45.5
| May record high C = 46.7
| Jun record high C = 47.3
| Jul record high C = 46.0
| Aug record high C = 40.6
| Sep record high C = 38.7
| Oct record high C = 38.3
| Nov record high C = 36.1
| Dec record high C = 30.0
|year record high C = 47.3
| Jan record low C = -1.3
| Feb record low C = 0.0
| Mar record low C = 4.0
| Apr record low C = 11.1
| May record low C = 16.1
| Jun record low C = 18.5
| Jul record low C = 17.4
| Aug record low C = 20.5
| Sep record low C = 16.7
| Oct record low C = 8.9
| Nov record low C = 5.1
| Dec record low C = 0.1
|year record low C = -1.3
|Jan high C = 	19.6
|Feb high C = 	24.7
|Mar high C = 	30.7
|Apr high C = 	37.0
|May high C = 	39.2
|Jun high C = 	37.8
|Jul high C = 	33.8
|Aug high C = 	33.2
|Sep high C = 	32.9
|Oct high C = 	32.2
|Nov high C = 	28.0
|Dec high C = 	22.4
| year high C = 	30.9
|Jan mean C = 14.1
|Feb mean C = 18.2
|Mar mean C = 23.8
|Apr mean C = 29.6
|May mean C = 32.3
|Jun mean C = 32.2
|Jul mean C = 29.9
|Aug mean C = 29.7
|Sep mean C = 29.0
|Oct mean C = 25.9
|Nov mean C = 20.8
|Dec mean C = 16.3
|Jan low C = 	8.4
|Feb low C = 	11.6
|Mar low C = 	16.1
|Apr low C = 	21.6
|May low C = 	25.1
|Jun low C = 	26.7
|Jul low C = 	26.2
|Aug low C = 	25.9
|Sep low C = 	24.5
|Oct low C = 	20.0
|Nov low C = 	14.3
|Dec low C = 	9.7
| year low C = 	19.1
| rain colour = green	
| Jan rain mm = 	26.5
| Feb rain mm = 	31.4
| Mar rain mm = 	20.9
| Apr rain mm = 	16.1
| May rain mm = 	31.7
| Jun rain mm = 	126.0
| Jul rain mm = 	364.6
| Aug rain mm = 	318.8
| Sep rain mm = 	206.8
| Oct rain mm = 	32.7
| Nov rain mm = 	2.8
| Dec rain mm = 	8.3
| year rain mm = 	1186.5
| Jan rain days = 	1.7
| Feb rain days = 	2.3
| Mar rain days = 	1.9
| Apr rain days = 	1.5
| May rain days = 	2.2
| Jun rain days = 	5.5
| Jul rain days = 	12.1
| Aug rain days = 	11.9
| Sep rain days = 	7.4
| Oct rain days = 	1.2
| Nov rain days = 	0.3
| Dec rain days = 	0.6
| year rain days = 	48.6
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]	
| Jan humidity = 	69
| Feb humidity = 	55
| Mar humidity = 	43
| Apr humidity = 	29
| May humidity = 	32
| Jun humidity = 	49
| Jul humidity = 	72
| Aug humidity = 	76
| Sep humidity = 	72
| Oct humidity = 	60
| Nov humidity = 	63
| Dec humidity = 	69
|year humidity = 	57
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240408025145/https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| archive-date = 8 April 2024
| url = https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Station: Bareilly Climatological Table 1991–2020
| work = Climatological Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 23 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M213
| access-date = 27 April 2020}}</ref>
|source 2 = Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)<ref name=TCC1>
{{cite web
| url = https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=42189
| title = Normals Data: Bareilly – India Latitude: 28.37°N Longitude: 79.40°E Height: 167 (m)
| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency
| access-date = 1 December 2022}}</ref>
}}Bareily has been ranked 17th best "National Clean Air City" under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' <ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024}}</ref>

===Environment and cityscape===
[[File:Company Garden Bareilly.jpg|thumb|Gandhi Udyan, previously called the Company Garden was established during the British Raj in [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]]]]
[[File:Ramayan vatika.jpg|thumb|Ramayan Vatika Sector 2]]
The street system in Bareilly is traditional, with most roads oriented towards different cities. The city centre is the intersection of [[Uttar Pradesh State Highway 37|Nainital Road]] and Bada Bazaar–Shyam Ganj Road at a street known as Kutubkhana. It is a congested street, and the entry of cars or heavy vehicles is prohibited during the day. The Patel Chowk Choraha–Chaupla and Chowki Chauraha–Chaupla Roads run from Lucknow Road to Delhi Road (Old National Highway 24). [[Uttar Pradesh State Highway 37|Nainital Road]] (including the old National Highway 74 or Pilibhit By-pass Road) and Badaun Road began at Kutubkhana. Heavy traffic is allowed on these roads only from Koharapeer Sabji-Mandi and Chaupla Crossroads. Bareilly is on the [[Ganges]] plain, with fertile alluvial soil; however, the lower plain is flood-prone.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} The city is on the Ramganga, with seven other rivers passing through the district. The lower [[Himalaya]]s are {{convert|40|km}} north of the river.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| 1847| 92208
| 1853| 101507
| 1865| 105649
| 1872| 102982
| 1881| 113417
| 1891| 121039 
| 1901| 133167
| 1911| 129462
| 1921| 129459
| 1931| 144031
| 1941| 192688
| 1951| 208083
| 1961| 272828
| 1971| 326106
| 1981| 449425
| 1991| 590661
| 2001| 720315
| 2011| 903668
| title= Historical Population of Bareilly
| align = left
|footnote= Source: 1847-1865 - Bareilly district Gazetteer 1911<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.243997|title=3350 Bareilly A Gazetteer Vol 13 (1911)|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><br />1872-1891 – [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]<ref name="igoi1901">{{cite web |title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 7, page 12 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_018.gif |website=dsal.uchicago.edu |access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref><br />1901-2011 - District Census Handbook Bareilly<ref name="dchba" />
}}

According to the [[2011 Indian Census]], Bareilly had a population of 903,668, of which 476,927 were males and 426,741 were females. The sex ratio was 895. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 107,323. The total number of literates in Bareilly was 543,515, which constituted 60.1% of the population, of which male literacy is 66.5% and female literacy is 55.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Bareilly was 68.3%, of which male literacy rate was 72.7% and female literacy rate was 63.2%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] had a population of 71,215 and 2,771 respectively. In 2011, Bareilly had a total of 166222 households.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Bareilly |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=150936 |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>

===Religion===
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|title= Religions in Bareilly (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11394/download/14507/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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Bareilly has a majority of Hindus, with 58.58% following [[Hinduism]] according to the 2011 Indian Census.<ref name=religion/> [[Islam]] is the second most followed religion in the city, with about 38.80% followers.<ref name=religion/> [[Sikhism]] (0.90% followers), [[Christianity]] (0.78% followers), [[Jainism]] (0.05% followers) and [[Buddhism]] (0.05% followers) are also practised in the city.<ref name=religion/> Apart from that, about 0.03% people follow some other religions, while about 0.81% of the people did not state their religion.<ref name=religion/>

The city lends its name to the [[Barelvi Movement]],<ref name="journals.cambridge.org">Usha Sanyal. [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=69415&jid=ASS&volumeId=32&issueId=03&aid=69414 Generational Changes in the Leadership of the Ahl-e Sunnat Movement in North India during the Twentieth Century]. Modern Asian Studies (1998), Cambridge University Press.</ref> which follows the [[Sunni]] [[Hanafi]] school of [[jurisprudence]], and has hundreds of millions of followers in South Asia.<ref name="oxfordreference">{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095446664?rskey=cR0074&result=2&q=barelvi|title=Barelvi - Oxford Reference|publisher=oxfordreference.com|access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref> Seven ancient Hindu temples dedicated to [[Shiva]] are located in the city – Dhopeshwar Nath, Madhi Nath, Alakha Nath, Tapeshwar Nath, Bankhandi Nath, Pashupati Nath and Trivati Nath, due to which the city is also known by the name of ''Nath Nagri''.<ref name="Nath Nagri">{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=Ankit |title=City to have 1.25 quintal silver Shivling |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/City-to-have-1-25-quintal-silver-Shivling/articleshow/51718932.cms |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=6 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref> There is a [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly]].

<gallery mode="packed" heights="134">
File:Trivatinath Bareilly 12.jpg|Dedicated to [[Lord Shiva]], the Trivatinath Temple is one of the seven Nath Temples in the city.
File:Barielly Sharif Dargah Barielly UP.jpg|[[Bareilly Sharif Dargah]], the tomb of [[Ahmed Raza Khan]].
File:Bada Gurudwara Model Town Bareilly 02.jpg|A Sikh Gurudwara in Model Town Bareilly.
File:Bishop church 3.jpg|Cathedral of St. Alphonsus, the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly]].
</gallery>

===Languages===

{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Bareilly (2011)<ref name="Lang">{{cite web |title=2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh (Town Level) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10235/download/13347/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 89.31 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 9.90 |color2 = green
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.79 |color3 = grey
}}

The official languages are [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Urdu language|Urdu]].<ref name="langoff"/>

== Administration and politics ==
=== General Administration ===
[[Bareilly division]] consists of four districts, and is headed by the [[Divisional commissioner (India)|divisional commissioner]] of Bareilly, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]. The commissioner is the head of local government institutions (including municipal corporations) in the division, is in charge of infrastructure development in his division, and is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the division.<ref name=":222">{{Cite web|url=http://up.gov.in/upconstitution.aspx|title=CONSTITUTIONAL SETUP|website=[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831000649/http://up.gov.in/upconstitution.aspx|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=live|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":422">{{Cite book|title=Indian Administration|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=563–572|edition=6th}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite book|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|last=Singh|first=G.P.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=26–129}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]|pages=5.1–5.2|edition=2nd}}</ref> The [[District collector (India)|district magistrate]] of Bareilly reports to the divisional commissioner.

Bareilly district administration is headed by the [[District collector (India)|district magistrate and collector]] (DM) of Bareilly, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]. [[District collector|The DM]] is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversees the [[Elections in India|elections]] held in the city. [[District collector|The DM]] is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.<ref name=":222" /><ref name=":42">{{Cite book|title=Indian Administration|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=573–597|edition=6th}}</ref><ref name=":63">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]|pages=6.1–6.6|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=":53">{{Cite book|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|last=Singh|first=G.P.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=50–124}}</ref> The DM is assisted by a chief development officer; two additional district magistrates; one city magistrate; and four additional city magistrates.<ref>{{cite web |title=District Collectorate |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31d7f7abc18fcb43975065399b0d1e48e/uploads/2018/02/2018021728.pdf |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

=== Civic administration ===
The municipal board of Bareilly was established on 24 June 1858 under the North-West Provinces and Oudh Act XXVI of 1850. It was then a municipal committee, which was constituted by nominated members headed by the District Magistrate, who was its Ex-Officio Chairman. Seven of the nine nominated members were British including the Magistrate. Later, the North-West Provinces and Oudh Municipal Improvements Act of 1868 (Act VI of '68) recommended the elective principle, which was duly implemented. However, the District Magistrate still remained the chairman of this committee. The Members continued to be nominated by the government until the year 1868, when the elective principle was partially adopted - 27 members now came through election process, while 9 members were still nominated by the government. This system continued until 1900 when, under the Act of 1900, the number of nominated members was changed to 6 and the number of elected members became 18. Nominated members were reduced to 3 by the Municipality Act of 1916 while the number of elected members was increased to 19. Major changes were introduced in 1963; All members of the 48-member committee were now elected, and the system of nomination was abolished. The term of the board was usually 6 years.{{sfn|Mohammad|1986}}

=== Politics ===
[[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg|thumb|[[Santosh Gangwar]] has represented [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bareilly]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] eight times.]]
The 16th Lok Sabha Election for the Bareilly MP was won by [[Santosh Gangwar]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He defeated [[Praveen Singh Aron]] by huge margin to retain his stronghold. Bareilly has been a traditional battleground between the INC and the [[Hindu nationalism|saffron parties]]. Regional parties such as the [[Samajwadi Party]], led by Veerpal Singh Yadav, and the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] have a limited influence.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Santosh Gangwar was a Member of Parliament for [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bareilly]] for 20 years (1989–2009). He was a former Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, with an additional charge of Parliament Affairs in the 13th [[Lok Sabha]]. Before this, Gangwar was Minister of State of Science and Technology with an additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs from October to November 1999 and chief whip of the BJP in the 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He was narrowly defeated in the 15th Lok Sabha elections in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramaseshan |first=Radhika |date=16 April 2014 |title=Where only one identity matters - Modi is the crutch for Maneka as well as Kalyan's son |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/where-only-one-identity-matters-modi-is-the-crutch-for-maneka-as-well-as-kalyans-son/cid/191467 |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref> He was elected again as a Member of Parliament in 2014 and was selected on 27 May 2014 onwards as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textile; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation[8][9]

In May 2019, Gangwar became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment. Santosh Gangwar resigned from his post on 7 July 2021, ahead of the reshuffle in the Modi cabinet. He is currently the Chaiperson of the [[Committee on Public Undertakings]].

=== Law and order ===
[[File:UP Police Zones.png|thumb|The Bareilly Zone (shown in orange), one of the 8 Zones of the [[Uttar Pradesh Police|UP Police]], is headquartered in the city. ]]
Bareilly city comes under the Bareilly zone and Bareilly range of the [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]; both of which are headquartered in the city. The Bareilly zone is headed by an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer of [[Additional director general of police|Additional Director General]] (ADG) rank, while the Bareilly range is headed by an [[Iinspector general of police|Inspector General]] (IG) rank IPS officer. The ADG, Bareilly Zone is Avinash Chandra,<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers posted at Bareilly Zone |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?zonebrly&cd=NAAxADgA |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> and IG, Bareilly Range is Ramit Sharma.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Police {{!}} Police Units {{!}} Bareilly Range {{!}} Officials |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?rangebrly&cd=NAA2ADgA |website=uppolice.gov.in |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

Police force in the Bareilly district is headed by a [[Senior Superintendent of Police|Senior Superintendent]] (SSP) rank police officer, who is practically responsible for maintaining law and order in the district. The SSP is assisted in this task by four [[Additional Superintendent of police (India)|Additional Superintendent]] (ASP) rank officers - SP City looks after the functioning of police stations and law and order in the urban areas, while SP Rural looks after the functioning of the police stations apart from taking care of law and order in the rural areas of the district. SP traffic takes care of traffic arrangements throughout the district and SP Crime oversees criminal investigations that require in-depth analysis. Under these several officers, Circle Officers (CO) of the rank of [[Deputy superintendent of police|Deputy Superintendent]] (DSP) take care of the responsibilities of the police stations allotted to them. Five Circle officers come under the supervision of SP Rural while Four officers come under SP City and one CO traffic comes under SP traffic. Apart from this, one CO lines is also posted in Bareilly.<ref name = Police>{{cite web |title=Police in Bareilly District |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31d7f7abc18fcb43975065399b0d1e48e/uploads/2018/02/2018021721.pdf |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

There are a total of 29 police stations in Bareilly district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Name of Police Stations Bareilly district |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31d7f7abc18fcb43975065399b0d1e48e/uploads/2018/05/2018051968.pdf |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> One SHO is stationed at the Bareilly Kotwali while other police stations in the district are headed by an SO. There are various outposts (Chowkis) under the police stations where officials of the rank of [[head constable]] and [[constable]] are stationed along with the beat officers, who are usually on rounds in the areas under them. In addition to the regular police force, reserve forces are also deployed with reserve equipments in the reserve police lines located near Choupla Bareilly. They report directly to the SSP. CO LIU takes care of the Local intelligence by giving regular inputs to the police and magistracy. Two police control rooms are situated in Bareilly - the District Control Room looks after the rural areas of Bareilly while the City Control Room takes care of the urban areas. Additionally they help in coordinating and carrying out of communication throughout the district. There is also a women's police station under CO-1st in Bareilly for action on crimes and issues related to women.<ref name = Police />

Bareilly has a District Court under the [[Allahabad High Court|High Court of Judicature of Allahabad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=District & Outlying Courts of Uttar Pradesh, India |url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/District/district.htm |website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> The court is headed by the district judge of Bareilly, who is assisted by numerous additional district judges, civil judges (senior division) and additional civil judges. Sm. Renu Agarwal is presently posted as the District & Sessions Judge at Bareilly.<ref>{{cite web |title=District Court of Bareilly |url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/District/Bareilly.htm |website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Factories in Parsakhera Bareilly.jpg|thumb|B.L. Agro Refinery at Parsakhera. The Parsakhera Industrial Estate was established by [[UP State Industrial Development Corporation|UPSIDC]] in 1980.]]
Since India began liberalising its economy, Bareilly has experienced rapid growth. Commerce has diversified with mall culture, although the area's rural economy remains agrarian, handicraft (zari-zardosi embroidery work on cloth material), bamboo and cane furniture. The city is equidistant from [[New Delhi]] (national capital) and [[Lucknow]], the capital of Uttar Pradesh. This makes Bareilly a nodal point between two major cities of India.

Bareilly was a flourishing cotton centre in early nineteenth century. There were about 20,000 looms in the city in 1802, with a production value of Rs 30,00,000 per year.<ref name="Gommans">{{cite book |last1=Gommans |first1=Jos J. L.|author-link=Jos Gommans |title=The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire: C. 1710-1780 |date=1995 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-10109-8 |page=156 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2TH8UYeAaoC |access-date=10 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Robert Glyn, the then Magistrate of Bareilly asked Ghulam Yahya to write an account of "craftsmen, the names of tools of manufacture and production and their dress and manners". The most popular trades in and around Bareilly during the 1820s were manufacturing glass, jewellery, glass and [[Lac (resin)|lac]] bangles and gold and silver thread, crimping, bean drying, wire drawing, [[Manjaa|charpoy]] weaving, keeping a grocer's shop and selling kebabs.<ref name="library.upenn.edu"/>[[File:Rubber Factory Fatehganj Bareilly.jpg|thumb|left|Abandoned Rubber Factory at [[Fatehganj Pashchimi|Fatehganj]]. The factory closed down on 15 July 1999.]]

The city witnessed rapid growth in trade and commerce, transport and other socio-economic activities after the construction of Railway lines in the early twentieth century.<ref name="lal 10" /> Several factories, including the National Brewery Company, a match factory, an ice factory and a steam-powered flour mill were established in the city in first decade of the century.<ref name="lal 10">{{harvnb|Lal|1987|p=10}}</ref> The Indian Wood Products Limited was established in [[Izzatnagar]] in 1919, where Catechu was produced on a large scale. A number of industries such as the Indian Turpentine & Rosin (founded in 1926) and the Western Indian Match Company (WIMCO; founded in 1937) were also established at [[C.B. Ganj]], located at a distance of 8&nbsp;km from the city center. HR Sugar Factory was established in Nekpur in 1932. As a result, Bareilly emerged as a major industrial and commercial area of the region by the 1940s, with many banks and educational institutions being established in every corner of the city.<ref name="lal 11">{{harvnb|Lal|1987|p=11}}</ref>
[[File:Aonla(2).jpg|thumb|[[Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative|IFFCO]] plant at [[Aonla, Uttar Pradesh|Aonla]]]]
The industrial development of the city continued after the independence of India in 1947 and small scale industries related to ''khandsari'', furniture, engineering and oil extraction began to take shape in Shahamatganj and Nai Basti. Industrial estates were established by the [[UP State Industrial Development Corporation]] (UPSIDC) in CB Ganj in 1958, [[Bhojipura (Assembly constituency)|Bhojipura]] in 1979 and in Parsakhera in 1980.<ref name="jagran">{{cite news |title=Industries 2019 : पुराने उद्योगों ने तोड़ा दम, साल भर तरसते रहे नए उद्योग |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-old-industries-break-down-new-industries-have-been-yearning-for-a-year-19892132.html |access-date=18 February 2020 |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref> 
CB Ganj and Ijjat Nagar had by this time established themselves as major industrial and industrial-cum-transport centers of the city respectively, while the Shahamatganj and Qila markets were among the largest in Bareilly and surrounding areas.<ref name="lal 11" /> By the 1960s and 1980s, several markets were built around residential areas located on the Qutubkhana-railway junction road, of which Subhash Market, Chaupula, Punjabi and Kishore Markets were among the prominent ones. According to the 1971 census of India, Bareilly was a City board of Ist category, and was ranked 9th in the state by importance. The economy here relied on the industrial-cum-service sector; A large number of workers were engaged in activities that were closely related either to industry or to tertiary sectors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Finance And Urban Economic Development in U. P. — A Case Study of Shahjahanpur And Bareilly |url=http://ir.amu.ac.in/3189/1/T%203514.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722064310/http://ir.amu.ac.in/3189/1/T%203514.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2021 |access-date=18 February 2020 |page=178 }}</ref>

By the end of the 1990s many industries in the city were shut down. The Indian Turpentine & Rosin Factory (ITR) was shut down in April 1998 and the sugar mill of Nekpur ceased production in September 1998.<ref name="jagran" /> The mill, which was under the control of the UP Sugar Corporation had been awarded a gold medal for producing sugar more than the set target in the year 1997 itself.<ref name="jagran" /> A rubber factory situated in [[Fatehganj West]] was also closed on 15 July 1999. The products of the factory were famous all over Asia, and about two thousand people were serving in this factory.<ref name="jagran" /> The WIMCO factory in CB Ganj, which used to supply matches across the country, was shut down in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jainani |first=Deepa |date=22 January 2015 |title=ITC decides to shut matchbox unit in Bareilly |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-itc-decides-to-shut-matchbox-unit-in-bareilly-33321/ |work=Financial Express |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> [[Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative]] (IFFCO) has a large plant at [[Aonla, Uttar Pradesh|Aonla]] (30&nbsp;km). The plant was commissioned in 1988 and expanded in 1996.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baxi |first1=C. V. |last2=Prasad |first2=Ajit |title=Corporate Social Responsibility: Concepts and Cases : the Indian Experience |date=2005 |page=502 |publisher=Excel Books India |isbn=978-81-7446-449-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AB_u44-xJOUC&dq=IFFCO+aonla+1988&pg=PA502 |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> It produces ammonia and urea.

Bareilly has very productive land (Tarai) for growing Sugarcane, Rice, pulses & wheat.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-18/news/29787555_1_wheat-export-wheat-prices-wheat-and-rice | work=The Times of India | title=Traders may not benefit from wheat export | date=18 July 2011 | access-date=31 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515222625/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-18/news/29787555_1_wheat-export-wheat-prices-wheat-and-rice | archive-date=15 May 2012 |url-status = dead| df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Hindustan Unilever]] has begun growing rice in Bareilly and the Punjab, but the company desires legal reforms and facility construction.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/HLL-initiates-contract-farming-for-basmati-rice/articleshow/31571430.cms | work=The Times of India | title=HLL initiates contract farming for basmati rice | date=17 December 2002 | access-date=27 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104094926/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/HLL-initiates-contract-farming-for-basmati-rice/articleshow/31571430.cms | archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status = live| df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2009, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) awarded pilot contracts to supply power to nine cities to companies who will collect revenue for the state government. Bareilly, Agra, Kanpur, Moradabad and Gorakhpur will be part of the first phase.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/UPPCL-invites-bids-for-franchisee-system/articleshow/4077546.cms | title=UPPCL invites bids for franchisee system | date=4 February 2009 | access-date=29 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928093842/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-04/lucknow/28014446_1_franchisee-system-uppcl-first-phase | archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status = live| work=[[The Times of India]] | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Indian government initiated a 10-percent-ethanol-blending programme on a pilot basis in Bareilly and [[Belgaum]] in [[Karnataka]]. The city also has CNG and [[liquid petroleum gas]] (LPG) outlets. Bareilly district was the first to implement India's bio-fuel standard.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govt-launches-ethanol-blendingpilot-basis/01/05/348028/ |title=Govt launches ethanol blending on pilot basis |work=Business Standard |date=5 February 2009 |access-date=9 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114090930/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govt-launches-ethanol-blendingpilot-basis/01/05/348028/ |archive-date=14 January 2011 |url-status = live|last1=Modi |first1=Ajay }}</ref>

== Culture ==
[[File:Uttrayani Bareilly 2023 02.jpg|thumb|The Uttarayani fair is held annually on the occasion of [[Makar Sankranti]].]]
Among the major fairs held in Bareilly are the Chaubari fair, Nariyawal fair, Uttarayani fair and Dussehra fair. The Chaubari fair is held annually on the banks of [[Ramganga]] near Chaubari village. The fair takes place on the occasion of [[Kartik Purnima]]. The biggest attraction of this fair is the market of Nakhar Horses, in which people from far off areas come to sell and buy horses.<ref>{{cite news |title=बरेली का ऐतिहासिक चौबारी मेला आज से, सजा घोड़ो का बाजार |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bareily/story-from-bareilly-s-historic-chobari-fair-today-decorating-the-market-of-horses-2273041.html |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]] |language=hi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121233230/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bareily/story-from-bareilly-s-historic-chobari-fair-today-decorating-the-market-of-horses-2273041.html |archive-date=21 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Nariyawal fair, which lasts for about 15 days, is the second largest fair of the city. The fair takes place on the occasion of [[Navaratri|Gupt Navratri]] in the temple complex of Goddess Sheetla located at Nariyawal. The fair is mainly a religious affair which is attended by devotees from far-flung districts in addition to the nearby villagers.<ref>{{cite news |title=अज्ञातवास में पांडवों ने जिस मंदिर में मां की उपासना की थी वहां चर्मरोगो से भी मिलती है मुक्ति |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-the-temple-where-the-pandavas-worshiped-god-in-unknown-habitat-there-also-freedom-of-skin-disease-19782241.html |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref> The three-day Uttarayani fair is also organised every year at the Bareilly Club ground in [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]] by the 'Uttarayani Janakalyan Samiti'. The fair is held from 13 to 15 January on the occasion of [[Makar Sankranti]]. Several cultural events are held in [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] and [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]] languages, in which many artists from [[Uttarakhand|the nearby hill region]] come to perform.<ref>{{cite news |title=बरेली क्लब मैदान पर आज से तीन दिन सजेगा उत्तरायणी मेला |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bareily/story-uttarayani-fair-will-be-held-three-days-from-today-at-bareilly-club-ground-2957135.html |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]] |language=hi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114170356/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bareily/story-uttarayani-fair-will-be-held-three-days-from-today-at-bareilly-club-ground-2957135.html |archive-date=14 January 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=उत्तरायणी मेला- मैदान में जमा पहाड़ का रंग, ढोल की थाप पर थिरका हर कोई |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/cultural-bareilly-news-bly3919628109 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[Amar Ujala]] |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=उत्तरायणी मेला : पर्वतीय संस्कृति की छटा से किया मेले का आगाज |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-the-fair-stated-with-mountain-culture-19934719.html |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref>

==Transport {{anchor|Travel and transport}}==

===Roads {{anchor|Road}}===
[[File:NH 24 Bareilly 02.jpg|thumb|left|[[National Highway 530 (India)|NH 530]] connects Bareilly with [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]].]]
Bareilly lies on the [[National Highway 30 (India)|National Highway 30]], which connects [[Sitarganj]] in [[Uttarakhand]] with [[Vijaywada]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The 2040&nbsp;km (1267.5&nbsp;mi) highway starts at the junction of [[National Highway 9 (India)|NH 9]] at Sitarganj, and passes through Bareilly, [[Lucknow]], [[Allahabad]], [[Jabalpur]] and [[Raipur]] to end at the junction of [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH 65]] in [[Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna district|Ibrahimpatnam]] suburb of Vijaywada.<ref name="nh">{{cite web|title=Rationalization of Numbering Systems of National Highways|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|website=Department of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=21 April 2017|page=30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other National Highways originating in the city include [[National Highway 530 (India)|NH 530]] (Bareilly&ndash;[[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]] Highway),<ref name="nh" /> [[National Highway 530B (India)|NH 530B]] (Bareilly&ndash;[[Mathura]] Highway)<ref name="new">{{Cite web|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/183660.pdf|title=New national highways declaration notification|website=[[The Gazette of India]] - [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> and [[National Highway 730B (India)|NH 730B]] (Bareilly&ndash;[[Bisalpur, Pilibhit|Bisalpur]] Highway).<ref name="new" /> The [[State Highway 37 (Uttar Pradesh)|UP State Highway 37]] (Bareilly&ndash;[[Nainital]] Road) also originates in Bareilly;<ref name=UPPWDSHList>{{cite web |title=Complete Road_Detail's_SH |url=http://uppwd.up.nic.in/pdf/SH_Road_List.pdf |publisher=Public Works Department, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] |access-date=23 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611081808/http://uppwd.up.nic.in/pdf/SH_Road_List.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2016 }}</ref> so does the MDR29 W road, which connects Bareilly to [[Bilaspur, Uttar Pradesh|Bilaspur]] via [[Shahi, Uttar Pradesh|Shahi]] and [[Shishgarh]].

Arterial streets include:
* Stadium Road (connecting Pilibhit Road (D.D. Puram) to the ShyamGanj crossroad)
* Macnair Road (connecting [[Uttar Pradesh State Highway 37|Nainital Road]] to Stadium Road)
* Pilibhit By-pass Road, connecting Pilibhit Road to Lucknow Road (Old National Highway 24 or Delhi-Lucknow Highway)
* SH-33 Bareilly to [[Mathura]] via Subhash Nagar & ( Vishwanathpuram ), Budaun and Kasganj
* Mini By-Pass, connecting Delhi Road (Old National Highway 24 or Delhi-Lucknow Highway) to Nainital Road
* Shyam Ganj– Patel Chowk Choraha–Chaupla–Quila–C.B. Ganj Road (Old National Highway 24 or Delhi-Lucknow Highway)
* Shyam Ganj–Bareilly Cantt–Chowki Chauraha–Chaupla Road
* I.V.R.I. Road (connecting Nainital Road to Pilibhit Road)
* [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]] Road
* Highway connecting Delhi to Lucknow four lane via Bareilly is a {{convert|29|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} highway which bypasses the city crowd of Bareilly, ensuring the smooth running of local traffic.

[[File:UPSRTC Bus in Bareilly Cantt.jpg|thumb|A [[UPSRTC]] Bus in [[Bareilly Cantt]].]]
Bareilly is the headquarters of Bareilly region of [[UPSRTC]], which has four depots and twelve stations under it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services {{!}} Depot & Bus Stations {{!}} Official Website of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. |url=http://www.upsrtc.com/en/page/depot-amp;-bus-stations |website=www.upsrtc.com |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621171441/http://upsrtc.com/en/page/depot-amp;-bus-stations |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About us {{!}} Organisation Structure {{!}} Official Website of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. |url=http://www.upsrtc.com/en/page/organisation-structure |website=www.upsrtc.com |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621170030/http://upsrtc.com/en/page/organisation-structure |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city has two Bus stations, from where inter-city buses operate. The Bareilly bus station (old bus stand) located in [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]] caters to Buses plying on routes towards the north, west and south of city i.e. on [[Moradabad]]-[[Delhi]], [[Haldwani]]-[[Nainital]], [[Haridwar]]-[[Dehradun]] and [[Agra]]-[[Jaipur]] routes; while the Bareilly Satellite bus station caters to bus services eastwards of the city notably to [[Kanpur]], [[Lucknow]], [[Prayagraj]] and [[Tanakpur]]. Another bus station is proposed at [[Izzatnagar]]. The bus station would be built over an area of 2.285 hectares and would cater to bus services towards [[Delhi]] and [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite news |title=बरेली में इज्जतनगर बस अड्डे की अड़चन दूर, 16.72 करोड़ स्वीकृत |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-izzatnagar-bus-station-in-bareilly-hurdles-away-1672-crores-approved-21479251.html |access-date=6 June 2021 |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

=== City buses ===
[[File:City bus bareilly.jpg|thumb|A Bareilly city bus]]
City buses in Bareilly are operated by the Bareilly City Transport Services Limited (BCTSL).<ref>{{cite news |title=बरेली में आज से इलेक्ट्रिक बसों में कीजिए सफर |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-travel-in-electric-buses-from-today-in-smart-city-bareiily-22351304.html |access-date=8 January 2022 |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> [[Electric bus]]es run on three routes in the city. A charging station-cum-depot for these buses is located in the Swale Nagar neighbourhood of the city.

City bus services in Bareilly were started initially on the Kutubkhana-Railway Junction route by the [[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]].<ref name="Mohammad 174">{{harvnb|Mohammad|1986|p=174}}</ref> In the 1960s, a total of 4 buses used to ply on the urban routes, and in 1964, 6 new buses were introduced, increasing the number of buses to 10.<ref>{{harvnb|Lal|1987|p=125}}</ref> By 1963–64 the bus services had been expanded from Koharapeer to Bhojipura and [[Fatehganj Pashchimi|Fatehganj]].<ref name="Mohammad 174" /> By the late 1970s, six private buses were operating in the city under the control of the UPSRTC, with an average of 5000 daily commuters.<ref>{{harvnb|Mohammad|1986|p=176}}</ref> However, gradual increase in the traffic on the city roads and the arrival of smaller vehicles resulted in the roadways bus services going into losses, and therefore the bus services were discontinued in the year 1990. At the time of their discontinuation, City buses used to operate from Kutubkhana to [[Bareilly Junction railway station|Railway Junction]], [[Bareilly Cantt|Sadar Cantt]], [[Sainthal, Uttar Pradesh|Sainthal]], [[Nawabganj, Bareilly|Nawabganj]], [[Faridpur, Uttar Pradesh|Faridpur]] and Fatehganj.<ref name="Amar Ujala 31 July 2019">{{cite news |title=स्मार्ट सिटी- शहर की सड़कों पर फिर से सिटी बसें दौड़ाने की तैयारी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/city-bus-bareilly-news-bly370603928 |access-date=22 September 2019 |publisher=Amar Ujala |date=31 July 2019 |language=hi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922073629/https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/city-bus-bareilly-news-bly370603928 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A proposal to restart city bus services in the city was initiated by Bareilly Municipal Corporation in 2019 under the [[Smart Cities Mission]]; 25 CNG and Electric buses were proposed to ply on five routes with a depot at Ramganga Nagar.<ref name="Amar Ujala 31 July 2019" /><ref name="Patrika News 9 December 2019" /> Approval to operate AC Electric buses in the city was granted by state Cabinet in December 2019.<ref name="Patrika News 9 December 2019">{{cite news |title=बरेली में चलेंगी इलेक्ट्रिक एसी बस, कैबिनेट से मिली मंजूरी {{!}} Electric AC bus will run in Bareilly, Cabinet has given approval |url=https://www.patrika.com/bareilly-news/electric-ac-bus-will-run-in-bareilly-cabinet-approval-5481445/ |access-date=8 January 2022 |work=Patrika News |date=9 December 2019 |language=hi-IN}}</ref> Construction of a charging station for the electric buses commenced in Swale Nagar in 2020,<ref>{{cite news |title=BAREILLY: सीएनडीएस कंपनी बनाएंगी इलैक्ट्रिक बसों के चार्जिंग स्टेशन, जल्द शुरू होगा काम |url=https://newstodaynetwork.com/uttarpradesh/bareli/bareilly-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97/cid2258011.htm |access-date=8 January 2022 |work=newstodaynetwork.com |date=27 October 2020 |language=hi}}</ref> and was completed in September 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=रूट तय, चार्जिंग स्टेशन भी तैयार.. बसें मिलने का इंतजार |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/route-fixed-charging-station-also-ready-waiting-to-get-buses-bareilly-news-bly4704929193 |access-date=8 January 2022 |work=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> The Electric Buses were inaugurated on 4 January 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganga |first1=A. B. P. |title=बरेली को मिली 25 इलेक्ट्रिक बसों की सौगात, मुख्यमंत्री योगी ने लखनऊ से किया फ्लैग ऑफ |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/smart-city-bareilly-gets-25-electric-buses-yogi-adityanath-flag-off-from-lucknow-ann-2031976 |access-date=8 January 2022 |work=www.abplive.com |date=5 January 2022 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=इलेक्ट्रिक बस : झंडी दिखाकर किया उद्घाटन |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/inaugration-of-e-bus-bareilly-news-bly471524018 |access-date=8 January 2022 |work=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=बरेली की सड़कों पर उतरीं पर्यावरण के अनुकूल इलेक्ट्रिक बसें, शहर के तीन रूट पर दौड़ेंगी बसें, जानें कौन रहा पहला यात्री |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-eco-friendly-electric-buses-ran-on-streets-of-bareilly-buses-run-on-three-routes-know-who-was-first-passenger-22354890.html |access-date=8 January 2022 |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

===Rail {{anchor|Railway}}===
[[File:Izzatnagar station 04.jpg|thumb|left|[[Izzatnagar railway station|Izzatnagar]] is the divisional headquarters of [[Izzatnagar railway division|one of the three divisions]] of [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railways]].]]
After the British Indian Government purchased the Indian Branch Railway on 31 March 1872, and renamed the [[Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway|Lucknow–Kanpur main line]] as the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]], railway services started to expand towards the west of Lucknow. The construction of a railway line from Lucknow to [[Sandila]] and then further onwards to [[Hardoi]] was completed in 1872.<ref name=orr>{{cite web | url = http://management.ebooks6.com/The-Oudh-Rohilkhand-Railway-download-w23852.pdf | title = The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | publisher = Management E-books6 | access-date = 30 May 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This line was further extended to Bareilly on 1 November 1873.<ref name=orr /> Prior to that, another railway line connecting [[Moradabad]] to [[Chandausi]] had already been built in 1872; it too was extended to Bareilly, the construction completed on 22 December 1873.<ref name=orr />

A new railway line connecting Bareilly and Moradabad via [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], called the Bareilly–Moradabad Chord, was approved on 4 December 1891, and was completed by 8 June 1894.<ref name=orr /> On 8 December 1894, the main line was officially diverted to this chord, while the older line was renamed the Chandausi loop.<ref name=orr /> In 1890 the Bengal and North Western Railway leased the Tirhoot State Railway to increase the latter's revenue, and the Lucknow-Sitapur-Seramow Provincial State Railway merged with the Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway to form the Lucknow-Bareilly Railway on 1 January 1891. The Lucknow-Bareilly Railway was owned by the Government of India, and operated by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway.

The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was formed on 1 January 1943 by the merger of the Bengal and North Western Railway, the Tirhut Railway (BNW operated), the Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway (BNW operated), the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway and the Lucknow-Bareilly Railway (R&K operated). The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was later renamed the Oudh Tirhut Railway; it merged with the Assam Railway and the Kanpur-Achnera section of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] to form [[North Eastern Railway (India)|North Eastern Railway]] (headquartered in [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]], with a divisional headquarters in [[Izzatnagar]]), one of the 16 zones of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{harvnb|Rao|1988|pp=42–3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf |title=Northeastern Railway |access-date=11 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106101710/http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf |archive-date=6 November 2013 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Rao|1988|p=37}}</ref><ref name=r>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm |title=Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background |publisher=Ministry of Railways website |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601024404/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1_Data.htm |archive-date=1 June 2009 }}</ref>

[[File:Bareilly Junction.jpg|thumb|[[Bareilly Junction railway station|Bareilly Junction]] is among the Top 100 booking stations of [[Indian Railways]]]]
Several railway stations serve the city including:
* [[Bareilly Cantt railway station|Bareilly Cantt]] (Station code: BRYC)
* [[Bareilly City railway station|Bareilly City]] (Station code: BC)
* [[Bareilly Junction railway station|Bareilly Junction]] (Station code: BE)
* [[Bhojipura Junction railway station|Bhojipura Junction]] (Station code: BPR)
* [[Clutterbuckganj railway station|C.B. Ganj]] (Station code: CBJ)
* Dohna (Station code: DOX)
* [[Izzatnagar]] (Station code: IZN)
* [[Parsa Khera railway station|Parsa Khera]] (Station code: PKRA)
* [[Ramganga railway station|Ramganga Bridge]] (Station code: RGB)

Bareilly is on the [[Moradabad]]-Lucknow route. Trains from the north (including [[Jammu Tawi]] and [[Amritsar]]) and [[Delhi]] running east and northeast (to [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]], [[Barauni]], [[Howrah]], [[Guwahati]] and [[Dibrugarh]]) pass through Bareilly, and the city is also on the route from [[Uttarakhand]] to [[Agra]] and [[Mathura]] via [[Budaun]]. Many trains to railway stations in [[Uttarakhand]] pass through Bareilly.

=== Metro ===
[[Bareilly Metro]] is a planned rapid metro system to decongest the traffic in the city. As of 26 April 2025, project DPR is under preparation.

===Air===
Bareilly city is served by the [[Bareilly Airport]] {{airport codes|BEK|VIBY}} &ndash; a [[Joint-use airport#Civil enclave|civil enclave]] at the [[Indian Air Force]]'s 'Trishul Air Base' in [[Izzatnagar]], {{convert|6|km}} north of the city centre.

The [[Airports Authority of India]] approved construction of a passenger terminal at the Bareilly civil enclave in 2016.<ref name="HT1">{{cite news|title= UP: Bareilly likely to get airport by 2017 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/up-bareilly-likely-to-get-airport-by-2017/story-YnlIjAyIGGqhpU79ogN2jP.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date= 6 April 2016| access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> {{convert|10|ha|acre}} of land was bought from local farmers by the [[Bareilly district|district administration]] for the project.<ref>{{cite news|title= Civil airport project pending awaiting state govt order |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Civil-airport-project-pending-awaiting-state-govt-order/articleshow/37585241.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 1 July 2014|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> The AAI began the tender process to award construction contracts for the airport in September 2017 and expected the civil enclave to be ready by March 2018, pending Uttar Pradesh government approval.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bareilly airport |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/bareilly-airport |work=CAPA. Centre for Aviation |access-date=10 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110224926/https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/bareilly-airport |archive-date=10 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the IAF requested changes in the layout of the [[taxiway]] connecting the terminal to the runway.<ref>{{cite news|title= Civilian flights from city may be delayed as IAF seeks changes in taxiway plan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/-civilian-flights-from-city-may-be-delayed-as-iaf-seeks-changes-in-taxiway-plan/articleshow/61536334.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 7 November 2017| access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> After the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] approved the taxiway, passenger service was hoped to begin by February 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title= Taxiway gets nod, flights to start before Holi: DM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/taxiway-gets-nod-flights-to-start-before-holi-dm/articleshow/67382442.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 4 January 2019| access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>

[[Bareilly Airport]] was inaugurated by state civil aviation minister [[Nand Gopal Nandi]] and Union minister [[Santosh Gangwar]] on 10 March 2019 at the civil enclave of Trishul Air Base. The terminal building can handle 75 passengers during the peak hour.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bareilly airport inaugurated! Flight operations to start soon. Check details |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/bareilly-airport-inaugurated-flight-operations-to-start-soon-check-details/380370 |access-date=6 May 2020 |work=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref> Flight services from Bareilly to Delhi commenced on 8 March 2021. Currently, it serves 2 routes, [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Shah|first=Pankaj|date=21 February 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/delhi-bareilly-flight-to-begin-from-march-8/articleshow/81140101.cms|title=Delhi-Bareilly flight to begin from March 8|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> and [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]].

== Education ==
The primary education in the government schools in Bareilly is taken care of by the ''Basic Shiksha Adhikari'' (BSA), who heads a team of Block Education Officers (BEO) to overlook the primary education sphere. The principal, teachers, ''Shiksha Mitras'' and the PTI teachers constitute the staff of the primary schools. There is also a School Management committee of which the village elected head is also a member. The District Inspector of Schools takes care of the secondary education in the government schools, and the government aided and government recognised institutions in Bareilly. The DIOS generally undertakes the Inspection of School/Colleges and duties of teachers and other employees of Schools and Colleges. He is also responsible for the disposal of Financial Matters and the Maintenance and Distribution of the grant received for the payment of the Salary for the Employees of Schools and Colleges. The District Institute of Education and Training, Bareilly is located in [[Faridpur, Uttar Pradesh|Faridpur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Education Department Bareilly |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s31d7f7abc18fcb43975065399b0d1e48e/uploads/2018/02/2018021787.pdf |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>

[[James Thomason|Thomason's]] scheme of vernacular education was introduced experimentally in Bareilly in 1850.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misra |first1=Brahma Deo |title=A History of the Secondary Education in Uttar Pradesh, 1843-1900 |date=1989 |publisher=Anamika Prakashan |isbn=978-81-85150-08-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLj3eHqAZ3gC |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Bareilly College 02.jpg|thumb|[[Bareilly College]] was established in 1837.]]
[[File:MJPRU Adm Block 03.jpg|thumb|[[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University|M. J. P. Rohilkhand University]]'s  jurisdiction extends over nine districts of [[Bareilly division|Bareilly]] and [[Moradabad division|Moradabad]] divisions.]]
There are several universities and institutes of higher education in Bareilly.
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;Universities
* [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University]]
* [[Indian Veterinary Research Institute]]
* [[Bareilly International University]]
* [[Central Avian Research Institute]]
* [[Invertis University]]

;Colleges
* [[Rakshpal Bahadur College of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering, Technology & Research]]
* [[Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences]]
* [[Bareilly College]]
* [[Jamiatur Raza]] Islamic College
* [[Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital]]
* [[Hartmann College]]

==Defence installations==
{{See also|Bareilly Cantonment}}
[[File:Cannons at Kargil Chowk, Bareilly Cantt.jpg|thumb|Cannons put for public display in a park at Kargil Chowk in Bareilly Cantt]]
In addition to the air-force base, Bareilly is the regimental centre and a major settlement of the [[Jat Regiment]] (one of the longest-serving and most-decorated [[infantry]] regiments of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="india-defence.com">[http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2849 Army's Jat Regiment Best Marching Contingent in Republic Day 2007 Parade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202191522/http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2849 |date= 2 February 2007 }}. India Defence. Retrieved 17 June 2012.</ref> The regiment won 19 battle honours from 1839 to 1947,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-4/bajwa.html |title=BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 3(4) |publisher=Bharat-rakshak.com |access-date=9 January 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609131125/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-4/bajwa.html |archive-date= 9 June 2011 }}</ref> and five [[battle honour]]s, eight [[Mahavir Chakra]], eight [[Kirti Chakra]], 32 [[Shaurya Chakra]]s, 39 [[Vir Chakra]]s and 170 [[Sena Medal]]s since independence.<ref name="india-defence.com"/>

==Places of interest==
[[File:Ahichchhatra Shwethambar Tirth (3).jpg|thumb|Jain Temples at [[Ahichchhatra]]]]

===Hindu temples===
{{Main|List of Hindu temples in Bareilly}}

===Islamic sites===
* [[Bareilly Sharif Dargah|Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat]]
* [[Dargah Qibla Basheer Miyan]]
* [[Shah Sharafat Ali Miyan|Dargah Hazrat Shah Sharafat Ali Miyan]]

=== Churches ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=center
! Name
! Located
! Year of Establishment
! Architecture
! Image
! Ref
|- align=center
| Christ Church, CNI
| [[Bareilly Cantt]]
| 1838
| 
| [[File:Churchbly.jpg|75px]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=क्यों बरेली के इस चर्च में बेंच पर बंदूक टांगने की है व्यवस्था, जानिए |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-why-is-there-a-system-of-hanging-gun-on-the-bench-in-this-church-of-bareilly-know-21156037.html |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |access-date=5 January 2021|date=14 December 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|- align=center
| Christ Methodist Church
| [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]]
| 1856
| Protestant
| [[File:Methodist church Bareilly 01.jpg|75px]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=प्रोटेस्टेंट शैली की मिसाल है बरेली का क्राइस्ट मेथोडिस्ट चर्च |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-the-christ-methodist-church-of-bareilly-is-an-example-of-the-protestant-style-21167725.html |work=Dainik Jagran |access-date=5 January 2021|date=15 December 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|- align=center
| St Stephens Church
| [[Bareilly Cantt]]
| 1861
| Indo-Gothic
| [[File:St Stephen's Bareilly 06.jpg|75px]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=जानिए बरेली के पुराने स्टीफन चर्च की क्या है खासियत |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-know-what-is-special-about-the-old-stephen-church-of-bareilly-21163957.html |work=Dainik Jagran |access-date=5 January 2021|date=14 December 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|- align=center
| St Alphonsus Church
| [[Bareilly Cantt]]
| 1868
| Roman
| [[File:Bishop Church Bareilly 01.jpg|75px]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=रोमन और आधुनिक स्थापत्य कला की मिशाल है सेंट अलफॉन्सस महागिरजाघर |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/state-an-example-of-roman-and-modern-architecture-is-st-alphonsus-church-in-bareilly-21164187.html |work=Dainik Jagran |access-date=5 January 2021|date=16 December 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|- align=center
| St Michael and All Angels Church
| Shahjahanpur Road
| 1862
| Anglican
| 
| <ref>{{cite news |title=एंग्लिकन शैली से बना है सेंट माइकल एंड ऑल एंजिल चर्च |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-st-michael-and-all-angel-church-is-made-of-anglican-style-21171661.html |work=Dainik Jagran |access-date=5 January 2021|date=24 December 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|- align=center
| Salvation Army Church
| [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]]
| 1898
| 
| 
| <ref>{{cite news |title=सेना के पैटर्न पर चलता है बरेली का सॉल्वेशन आर्मी चर्च |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-solvation-army-church-runs-on-the-pattern-of-military-21198852.html |work=Dainik Jagran |access-date=5 January 2021|date=23 December 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|- align=center
| Beerbhatti Methodist Church
| Subhash Nagar
| 1983
| 
| 
| <ref>{{cite news |title=कलीसिया के सहयोग से स्थापित हुआ था बीरभट्टी मैथोडिस्ट चर्च |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-birbhatti-methodist-church-was-established-with-the-support-of-the-congregation-21196945.html |work=Dainik Jagran |access-date=5 January 2021|date=11 December 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|- align=center
|Life of Vision Ministry Church, Aonla Bareilly
|
|
|
|
|{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|}

===Sports===
[[File:Football Match at IVRI Ground Bareilly.jpg|thumb|A football league match being played in [[Indian Veterinary Research Institute|IVRI Ground]].]]
Bareilly has three sports stadiums and one cricket academy:
* [[Dori Lal Agarawal Sports Stadium]] (city area)
* Major Dhyan Chand Sports Stadium (cantonment area)
* Dr. Chandrakanta Memorial Sports Stadium (Bisalpur Road, Bhuta)
* SRMS Cricket Stadium (Bareilly-Nainital Road, Bhojipura)
* 68th under 17 volleyball national championship organised by sgfi in 2024,vidhya bharti was the winner and Seeing the hospitality of Bareilly again 69th under 17 volleyball championship organised by sgfi in nov 2025 in p m shri govt inter college bareilly ground. the  manipur boys team and west bangal girls was champian of 2025 under 17.The Games were held from November 11, 2025, to November 15, 2025.

===Recreation===
[[File:Urban haat.jpg|thumb|Urban Haat Complex pending inauguration, [[Civil Lines, Bareilly]] ]]
The city has a combined amusement and water park named Fun City. Phoenix United Mall (Bareily) is another attraction of the city. It is located on Pilibhit Bypass Road near Mahanagar Colony. The city also has a huge 14&nbsp;ft. tall "Jhumka" statue installed in the Parsakhera area popularly known as "Jhumka Choraha" representing the significance of song "Jhumka Gira Re" by Asha Bhosle for the film ''[[Mera Saaya]]''.

== Notable people ==
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*[[Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi]] — Islamic scholar
*[[Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi]] — Pakistani Islamic scholar and translator
*[[Santosh Gangwar]] — governor of [[Jharkhand]]
*[[Rajesh Agarwal]] — treasurer, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[Rati Agnihotri]] — actress
*[[Shah Niyaz Ahmad]] — Sufi mystic and preacher
*[[Paras Arora]] — actor
*[[Wasim Barelvi]] — Urdu poet
*[[Clementina Butler]] — evangelist and author
*[[Clementina Rowe Butler]] — missionary
*[[Priyanka Chopra]] — actress
*[[Kanan Gill]] — actor, comedian
*[[Mahmud al-Hasan]] — Sunni [[Deobandi movement|Deobandi]] Islamic scholar
*[[Anwar Jamal]] — documentary film maker
*[[Kritika Kamra]] — actress
*[[Akhtar Raza Khan]] — Islamic scholar
*[[Hamid Raza Khan]] — Islamic scholar
*[[Hassan Raza Khan]] — Indian scholar and poet
*[[Kaif Raza Khan]] — Islamic scholar and activist
*[[Tauqeer Raza Khan]] – Islamic scholar and politician
*[[Arun Kumar (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Arun Kumar]] — politician, forest minister in [[Second Yogi Adityanath ministry]]
*[[Hiba Nawab]] — actress
*[[Disha Patani]] — Indian actress
*[[Gopal Swarup Pathak]] — former [[Vice President of India|Vice-President of India]]
*[[Percy Pratt]] — first-class cricketer
*[[Sunita Rajwar]] — actress
*[[Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri]] — Islamic scholar
*[[Priyanka Singh Rawat]] — member of Parliament, Barabanki
*[[Clayton Robson]] — cricketer
*[[Kavita Seth]] — playback singer
*[[Dharmpal Singh]] — politician
*[[Paramahansa Yogananda]] - Indian-American Hindu monk, yogi, and guru
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==In popular culture==
*The 1966 song "Jhumka Gira Re" by Asha Bhosle in the Hindi film ''[[Mera Saaya]]''
*The 2017 Hindi film ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' takes Bareilly as its setting
*The 2023 song "What Jhumka?" by Jonita Gandhi, Arijit Singh, Ranveer Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya and Pritam in the Hindi film ''[[Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani]]''

==See also==
* [[Bareilly District]]
* [[History of Bareilly]]
* [[List of Hindu temples in Bareilly]]
* [[Neighbourhoods of Bareilly]]
* [[Largest Indian cities by GDP]]

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book |first=Iqbal |last=Husain |title=The Rise and Decline of the Ruhela Chieftaincies in 18th Century India |location=Delhi |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1994 }}
* {{cite book |last=Rao |first=M.A. |year=1988|title=Indian Railways |location=New Delhi |publisher=National Book Trust |isbn=8123725892 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Lal |first1=Hira |title=City and Urban Fringe: A Case Study of Bareilly |date=1987 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-190-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQBRrP4HOAkC |access-date=18 February 2020 |language=en}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mohammad |first1=Tufail |title=Local Finance and Urban Economic Development in U. P. — A Case Study of Shahjahanpur and Bareilly |date=1986 |publisher=Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University |url=http://ir.amu.ac.in/3189/1/T%203514.pdf |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190810060301/https://bareilly.nic.in/ Official Website of Bareilly]

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