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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bareilly Cantonment
| native_name =
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| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Cantonment]]
| image_skyline = Cantt Hospital Bareilly.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Cantonment General Hospital, Bareilly Cantt
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.364|79.415|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bareilly district]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1811
| founder = British Indian Army
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| government_type = [[Municipal]]
| governing_body = [[Indian Army]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 17.12
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| population_total = 30003
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = UP 25
| website = {{URL|https://bareilly.cantt.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
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'''Bareilly Cantonment''' is a [[Cantonment|cantonment town]] located in the [[Bareilly district]] of the north Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

== History ==
The city of [[Bareilly]], along with the entire [[Rohilkhand]] region, came under the suzerainty of the British [[East India Company]] in 1801. The Bareilly Cantonment was established by the company in 1811,<ref>{{cite news |title=UP elections 2017: Six Cantonment Assembly seats become force to reckon with |url=https://english.newsnationtv.com/india/news/up-elections-2017-cantt-assembly-seats-become-force-to-reckon-with-163312.html |access-date=6 May 2020 |work=News Nation English |language=en}}</ref> when a small fort was constructed to the south of the city, and a few years later, the cantonment area contained much more buildings than in the entire city.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

The city of Bareilly played a major role in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], and as a result, the cantonment saw major damages. When Bareilly was recaptured by the British in 1858, regular British troops were deployed in the cantonment area.<ref name="Kudaisya" /> The cantonment at that time used to be mainly divided into three parts; The Indian Infantry lines were in the eastern part, British Infantry lines and an Indian battalion were in the middle part, while the Artillery lines were stationed in the western part of the cantonment.<ref name="Kudaisya">{{cite book |last1=Kudaisya |first1=Gyanesh |title=Region, Nation, "Heartland": Uttar Pradesh in India's Body Politic |date=2006 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-93-5280-542-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=roFjDwAAQBAJ |access-date=7 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Phool Bagh Bareilly Memorial 01.jpg|thumb|left|Phool Bagh, Bareilly Cantt]]
The Bareilly Cantonment is spread over an area of {{convert|17.12|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="dchba" /> It is surrounded on all sides by Bareilly city and is located to the south of the city centre. The neighbourhood of [[Civil Lines, Bareilly|Civil Lines]] lies to its north, [[Kandherpur]], Chanehti and [[Thiriya Nizamat Khan]] to its south and Nakatiya and Bhartaul lie to its east while a Railway Line separates it from the neighborhood of Subhash Nagar on the west. Several green areas are located in the Cantonment including the Phool Bagh Garden and The Army Ecological Park & Training Area (AEPTA), which also houses a Golf course.

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
| 1931| 9852
| 1941| 12162
| 1951| 13404
| 1961| 13205
| 1971| 18270
| 1981| 25957
| 1991| 26689
| 2001| 28038
| 2011| 30003
| align = right
|footnote= Source: District Census Handbook Bareilly<ref name="dchba" />
}}
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<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> Bareilly Cantonment had a population of 30,003. Males constitute 59.1% of the population and females 40.9%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bareilly Cantonment (Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-uttarpradesh.php?cityid=0942013000 |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> Bareilly Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 87.91%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 92.54% of the males and 81.09% of females literate. 10.45% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Major Units / Formations ==
* [[Jat Regiment|Jat Regimental Centre]] (JRC)
* [[Central Command (India)#Area and formations|Headquarters Uttar Bharat Area]]
* [[Central Command (India)#Area and formations|Headquarters 6 Mountain Division]]
* Junior Leaders Academy (JLA)

== Transport ==
[[File:Bareilly Cantt station 01.jpg|thumb|left|Bareilly Cantt railway station]]
The Bareilly Cantonment is located at a distance of {{convert|250|km|mi}} from [[Delhi]] and [[Lucknow]], {{convert|220|km|mi}} from [[Agra]] and {{convert|145|km|mi}} from [[Nainital]]. The [[Bareilly Junction railway station]] (station code: BE) is located near the western limits of the Cantonment, while the Chanehti Railway Station (station code: CHTI) is located to its south. The Cantonment sometimes lends its name to the Chanehti station, which is also called the Bareilly Cantt Station. The Bareilly Satellite bus station is located near the eastern limits of the Cantonment.{{fact|date=December 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://bareilly.cantt.gov.in/ Bareilly Cantonment Board website]
* [http://bareilly.nic.in Bareilly District website]

{{Bareilly district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bareilly district]]
[[Category:Cantonments of India]]
[[Category:Cantonment towns in Uttar Pradesh]]

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