Bareilly Bareilly Bareilly State  -  District ( s ) Uttar Pradesh  -  Bareilly Coordinates 28.36° N 79.45° E Area  -  Elevation ? ? ?  km²  -  ? ? ?  m Time zone IST ( UTC+5 : 30 ) Population   ( 2001 )  -  Density 617 , 350  -  ? ? ? /km² Mayor   ? ? ? Codes  -  Postal  - Telephone  -  Vehicle    - 243001  - +0581  - UP-25 Bareilly pronunciation   ( help · info ) is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . Standing on the Ramganga River , it is the capital of Rohilkhand Division and is a center for the manufacture of furniture and for trade in cotton , grain , and sugar . The city 's population in 2001 was 6 , 17 , 350 . This fast-growing city is also known as 'Bans-Bareilly' , due to its big bamboo market . Bareilly is also known as the counter-magnet city because it is equidistant from New Delhi and Lucknow and has a lot of potential for setting up industries to attract people to settle . Historically it was the part of the ancient kingdom of Panchal . In the Medieval period it was under the Rohillas . The modern city 's foundation was laid by Mukrand Rai in 1657 . Important Institutions India 's premier veterinary research institute , the IVRI , is located here . The Regional Passport Office is also located in Bareilly . Famous Personalities Bareilly is famous for being the home-town of former Miss World Priyanka Chopra . Another noteable personality of Bareilly is Prof. Waseem Barellawi , a famous urdu poet [ citation needed ] . A famous Ayurveda practitioner of the region was the Late Vaidya Narrottam Tripathi . References in Music A famous song of a Hindi movie containing word Bareilly was Jhumka gira re bareilly ke bazzar mein ( in Hindi ) . Defence Installations Bareilly has a sizeable settlement of the Indian Army as well as an air-base ( known as Trishul ) of the Indian Air Force . The Trishul air-base had foxbats aircraft which were capable of flying up to 1 , 00 , 000 feet [ citation needed ] . Temples in Bareilly Bareilly is home to a number of famous hindu temples . One of the well known temples is the Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir ( located in Katra Manrya street near Bara Bazar ) . This temple was built by the efforts of a Muslim named Chuuna Miya . There is also another reputed temple of lord DoopeswarNath which is assumed to be the place where Draupadi and Drishtadyumn was born by a grace of lord shiva in Mahabharata era . Famous Products Bareilly is renouned for Kites and Manjha ( kite string laced with glass ) . Bareilly is famous for Surma ( eye liner ) . The Zari- Zardozi handicraft work is also notable . Geography The geographical location of Bareilly is between latitude 28°22'N and longitude 79°27'E . Population 2001 census : 729 , 800 Problems Power Shortage . The residents of Bareilly complain about frequent and un-schedulded power-cuts that have plagued Bareilly . External links IVRI Official site of Bareilly Bareilly College Bio-Technology Department  This article related to a location in Uttar Pradesh is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Articles with unsourced statements | Cities and towns in Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh geography stubs In other languages : Português | Svenska Bareilly city left 28.36 79.45 Uttar Pradesh Bareilly Mayor ? ? ? ? ? ? 2001 617 , 350 ? ? ? 1 E9 ? ? ? 0581 243001 UP-25 Bareilly.ogg pronunciation 