Barabanki is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki District. The city is about 29km east of Lucknow, the state capital.
As per provisional data of the 2011 census, the Barabanki urban agglomeration had a population of 146,831, with 77,766 males and 69,065 females. The literacy rate was 81.85%.
Barabanki District is classified by the national government as a "Minority Concentrated District in India" and Barabanki city is classified as a Muslim-majority city in the government files.
Hundreds of e-rickshaws from the border districts are operating in Lucknow, adding to the city’s existing fleet of unverified vehicles. Many of these e-rickshaws have been spotted on major routes across the city.