Barra | |
Nickname: | Southern Suburb of Kanpur |
Settlement Type: | Suburb |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanpur |
Named For: | Bara Devi (Temple, near Juhi Lal Colony) |
Governing Body: | Kanpur Municipal Corporation, Kanpur Development Authority |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 208 027 |
Registration Plate Area Of Barra 2 Is 50Km Cks 2: | UP-78 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Panki,Naubasta, Kalyanpur, Rama Devi, Unnao etc. |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kanpur |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 82% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kanpur Urban |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Govind Nagar |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Kanpur Municipal Corporation, Kanpur Development Authority, Barra Police Station |
Website: | KDA, Kanpur Nagar Nigam/ |
Barra is a neighbourhood in the extreme southern part of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is surrounded by Ratan Lal Nagar in the west, Govind Nagar in the north, and Kidwai Nagar in the east, and Jarouli in the south. Barra is divided into sections such as Barra Gaon, Barra-1, Barra-2, Barra-3, Barra-4, Barra-5, Barra-6, Barra-7, Barra-8 and Barra World Bank. Barra-8 is the largest section among them.
Barra has some good schools such as Sardar Patel Inter College, Puranchandra Vidyaniketan, The Chintels School, Karam Devi Memorial Academy (KDMA), Delhi Public School (DPS), Mary jesus education centre (MJEC), Acme public school (APS) etc. It is also the educational hub of South Kanpur.
Barra also has few Nationalised Banks such as State Bank Of India, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Bank Of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, Syndicate Bank, Nainital Bank and Dena Bank.