Bahraich District Map

Bahraich district is located between 28.24 and 27.4 latitude and 81.65 and 81.3 east of longitude. The district is spread over an area of 4696.8 sq km. As per 1991 census the total population of Bahraich is 18,40,373, consisting of 9, 97, 512 males and 8, 42, 861 females.

The economy of Bahraich district is mainly agrarian in nature. The principal crops of the region are wheat , rice , sugarcane, pulse, and mustard. Sericulture is another occupation of the people of the region. Bahraich is not industrially developed. Most of the industries in this region are based on agricultural and forest products like sugar mills, rice and daal mills.

Few famous tourist places of Bahraich district are as follows:

Dargah Sharief

Chittaura Jheel

Temple of Junglee Nath

Kailashpuri Barrage

Kartaniya Ghat Alligator Breeding center