| Banbirpur | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lakhimpur Kheri |
| Governing Body: | Gram panchayat and Nyaya panchayat |
| Registration Plate: | UP- 31 |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Government Type: | Sarpanch (Pradhan) |
| Coordinates: | 28.4091°N 80.9785°W |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Right |
| Native Name Lang: | Hindi |
Banbirpur also spelled as Banveer Pur is a village near Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]
In 2021, Lakhimpur Kheri violence occurred on the Tikonia-Banbirpur road near Banbirpur village in the Tikunia area.[2] [3] It was a vehicle-ramming attack and mob lynching incident during farmers’ protest against the three farm laws passed by the BJP led Union Government. It happened on 3 October 2021 at Tikunia[4] in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India resulting in deaths of eight people and injuries to 10 others. Four protesters and a journalist were run over by the car, three others were killed in the subsequent violence.[5] [6] Two First information reports (FIR) on the incident were filed in the Tikunia police station.[7]
The town had a population of 5,578 in 2011. Male population of 2,952 and 2,626 females. There were 1101 households in the village.[8]
The village is part of the Nighasan (Assembly constituency). Shashank Verma of BJP is the MLA from the constituency since the 2019 bye polls.
Tikunia police station serves the area.
Tikonia-Banbirpur road connects the village with Tikunia nagar panchayat.