Bahraich

Bahraich is a city and municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It stands on the Saryu River, a tributary of the Ghaghara, 125 kilometres north-east of the state capital Lucknow, and the district shares an international border with Nepal, which is one of the things that makes the city important. The average elevation is 126 metres and the climate is warm and humid subtropical, with very hot summers from April to July and a rainy season from July to mid-September. The 2011 Indian census recorded 186,223 residents in 30,460 households, with Muslims making up about 56 percent and Hindus about 42 percent. Bahraich is linked by road to Lucknow, with buses every fifteen minutes, and National Highway 927 connects it to Barabanki and Lucknow. Its railway station, code BRK, lies on the line towards Gonda and Balrampur, and the city has an All India Radio relay station.