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	\| leader_name1 = {{olist \|[[Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency)]] - Bachhrawan, Harchandpur, Rae Bareli, Sareni, Unchahar \|[[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (Partial) - Salon}}		\| leader_name1 = {{olist \|[[Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency)]] - Bachhrawan, Harchandpur, Rae Bareli, Sareni, Unchahar \|[[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (Partial) - Salon}}
	\| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha\|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Constituencies\|url=https://raebareli.nic.in/constituencies/\|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref>		\| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha\|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Constituencies\|url=https://raebareli.nic.in/constituencies/\|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref>
	\| leader_name2 = {{olist \|[[Bachhrawan (Assembly constituency)\|Bachhrawan]] \|[[Harchandpur (Assembly constituency)\|Harchandpur]] \|[[Rae Bareli (Assembly constituency)\|Rae Bareli]] \|[[Salon (Assembly constituency)\|Salon]] \|[[Sareni (Assembly constituency)\|Sareni]] \|[[Unchahar (Assembly constituency)\|Unchahar]]}}		\| leader_name2 = {{olist \|[[Bachhrawan Assembly constituency\|Bachhrawan]] \|[[Harchandpur Assembly constituency\|Harchandpur]] \|[[Rae Bareli Assembly constituency\|Rae Bareli]] \|[[Salon Assembly constituency\|Salon]] \|[[Sareni Assembly constituency\|Sareni]] \|[[Unchahar Assembly constituency\|Unchahar]]}}
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	The other main river in the district is the [[Sai River (Uttar Pradesh)\|Sai]], which is a tributary of the Ganges. It flows right down the middle of the district, from [[Rampur Sudauli]] in the northwestern corner to [[Kanhpur]] in the southeast, and has a meandering course. The Sai is not navigable — its depth during the hot season is no more than two feet — and it is not well suited for irrigation because it has high banks, leaving the actual level of the water well below the ground level of the surrounding terrain.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		The other main river in the district is the [[Sai River (Uttar Pradesh)\|Sai]], which is a tributary of the Ganges. It flows right down the middle of the district, from [[Rampur Sudauli]] in the northwestern corner to [[Kanhpur]] in the southeast, and has a meandering course. The Sai is not navigable — its depth during the hot season is no more than two feet — and it is not well suited for irrigation because it has high banks, leaving the actual level of the water well below the ground level of the surrounding terrain.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

	Most of the smaller rivers in Raebareli district are tributaries of the Sai. The [[Basaha]], a right-bank tributary of the Sai, has its source in wetlands near [[Khiron]] and then flows in a well-defined bed before joining the Sai near [[Purai]], west of the district headquarters. During the hot months it dries up completely, but during the rainy season it becomes fairly large. In years with high rainfall, the high volume of water in the Basaha can cause flooding further downstream after joining the Sai. The [[Soh (river)\|Soh]] is another small right-bank tributary of the Sai; it begins in [[Unnao district]] and flows a bit to the north of the Unnao-Raebareli road before joining the Sai near the village of [[Bardar, Raebareli\|Bardar]]. The [[Chob (Sai)\|Chob]], one of two streams with that name in the district, flows north from the watershed at [[Itaura Buzurg]] to its confluence with the Sai at [[Bara Dih]], near [[Salon, India\|Salon]]. This river historically formed the boundary between the [[Baiswara]] region and the lands of the [[Kanhpuria]] Rajputs.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		Most of the smaller rivers in Raebareli district are tributaries of the Sai. The [[Basaha]], a right-bank tributary of the Sai, has its source in wetlands near [[Khiron]] and then flows in a well-defined bed before joining the Sai near [[Purai]], west of the district headquarters. During the hot months it dries up completely, but during the rainy season it becomes fairly large. In years with high rainfall, the high volume of water in the Basaha can cause flooding further downstream after joining the Sai. The [[Soh (river)\|Soh]] is another small right-bank tributary of the Sai; it begins in [[Unnao district]] and flows a bit to the north of the Unnao-Raebareli road before joining the Sai near the village of [[Bardar, Raebareli\|Bardar]]. The [[Chob (Sai)\|Chob]], one of two streams with that name in the district, flows north from the watershed at [[Itaura Buzurg]] to its confluence with the Sai at [[Bara Dih]], near [[Salon, India\|Salon]]. This river historically formed the boundary between the [[Baiswara]] region and the lands of the [[Kanhpuria]] Rajputs.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

	There are also four small streams that go by the generic name Naiya; these are seasonal drainage channels that dry up during the cold months. The [[Kathwara Naiya]] begins northeast of [[Johwa Sharqi]] and flows southeast, then south, and then after reaching the namesake village of [[Kathwara, Raebareli\|Kathwara]] it turns southwest. It joins the Sai near the village of [[Andohar]]. The [[Maharajganj Naiya]] rises in the jhils near [[Kumhrawan]] in the north of the district; it takes a meandering course towards the south before joining the Sai at the village of [[Makraha]] near [[Parshadepur]]. The [[Nasirabad Naiya]] flows south past [[Nasirabad, Raebareli\|Nasirabad]], its namesake, then turns east for a short distance before turning back to the south. It joins the Sai near [[Ateha]] in [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh\|Pratapgarh district]]. The last stream called the Naiya is the [[Simrauta Naiya]], which originates in [[Barabanki district]] and is a tributary of the [[Gomti River\|Gomti]] rather than the Sai.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		There are also four small streams that go by the generic name Naiya; these are seasonal drainage channels that dry up during the cold months. The [[Kathwara Naiya]] begins northeast of [[Johwa Sharqi]] and flows southeast, then south, and then after reaching the namesake village of [[Kathwara, Raebareli\|Kathwara]] it turns southwest. It joins the Sai near the village of [[Andohar]]. The [[Maharajganj Naiya]] rises in the jhils near [[Kumhrawan]] in the north of the district; it takes a meandering course towards the south before joining the Sai at the village of [[Makraha]] near [[Parshadepur]]. The [[Nasirabad Naiya]] flows south past [[Nasirabad, Raebareli\|Nasirabad]], its namesake, then turns east for a short distance before turning back to the south. It joins the Sai near [[Ateha]] in [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh\|Pratapgarh district]]. The last stream called the Naiya is the [[Simrauta Naiya]], which originates in [[Barabanki district]] and is a tributary of the [[Gomti River\|Gomti]] rather than the Sai.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>
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	There are also a couple of tributaries of the Ganges in Raebareli district. One is the other [[Chob (Ganges)\|Chob]], which begins on the south side of the Itaura Buzurg watershed and flows south before joining the Ganges at [[Shahzadpur, Raebareli\|Shahzadpur]], just upstream from the Gukana ghat. The [[Loni river\|Loni]], further west, can be fairly large but usually dries up during the hot season. It begins in Unnao district and then follows a winding course through Raebareli district before joining the Ganges just west of Dalmau.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		There are also a couple of tributaries of the Ganges in Raebareli district. One is the other [[Chob (Ganges)\|Chob]], which begins on the south side of the Itaura Buzurg watershed and flows south before joining the Ganges at [[Shahzadpur, Raebareli\|Shahzadpur]], just upstream from the Gukana ghat. The [[Loni river\|Loni]], further west, can be fairly large but usually dries up during the hot season. It begins in Unnao district and then follows a winding course through Raebareli district before joining the Ganges just west of Dalmau.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

	These rivers and streams demarcate the main natural areas of the district. There are four main areas: the Ganges floodplains, in the south along the Ganges; the Dalmau plain, which is the upland area between the limits of the Ganges floodwaters and the Sai catchment; the Sai Catchment, extending for about ~~25km~~ on either side of the Sai; and the [[Bachhrawan]]-[[Jais]] plain in the north.<ref name="Census 2011"/>		These rivers and streams demarcate the main natural areas of the district. There are four main areas: the Ganges floodplains, in the south along the Ganges; the Dalmau plain, which is the upland area between the limits of the Ganges floodwaters and the Sai catchment; the Sai Catchment, extending for about 25 km on either side of the Sai; and the [[Bachhrawan]]-[[Jais]] plain in the north.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

	===Ganges floodplain===		===Ganges floodplain===
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	==History==		==History==
	Raebareli district did not exist as a distinct administrative division until 1858.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905">{{cite book \|last1=Nevill \|first1=H.R. \|title=Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh \|date=1905 \|publisher=Government Press \|location=Allahabad \|pages=~~1-20~~, ~~25-38~~, 108–9, 129–46 \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35020 \|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> After the British annexation of [[Oudh State]] in 1856, there was originally a '''Salon district''', with its headquarters at [[Salon, India\|Salon]], and which stretched from [[Purwa]] to [[Allahabad]], but in 1858 this was scrapped and Raebareli district was created.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> However, Raebareli district has since undergone major territorial changes.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> As originally drawn up, Raebareli district was composed of four [[tehsil]]s: Raebareli, [[Haidergarh]], [[Bihar, Unnao\|Bihar]], and [[Dalmau]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Raebareli and Dalmau tehsils, which were soon merged, each contained a single [[pargana]] of the same name.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Haidergarh tehsil contained four parganas: Haidergarh, [[Kumhrawan]], [[Bachhrawan]], and [[Hardoi, Raebareli\|Hardoi]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Meanwhile, Bihar tehsil covered the region known as [[Baiswara]] and had nine parganas: Bihar, [[Khiron]], [[Sareni, Uttar Pradesh\|Sareni]], [[Bhagwantnagar]], [[Daundia Khera]], [[Patan, Uttar Pradesh\|Patan]], [[Panhan]], [[Magrayar]], and [[Ghatampur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		Raebareli district did not exist as a distinct administrative division until 1858.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905">{{cite book \|last1=Nevill \|first1=H.R. \|title=Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh \|date=1905 \|publisher=Government Press \|location=Allahabad \|pages=1–20, 25–38, 108–9, 129–46 \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35020 \|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> After the British annexation of [[Oudh State]] in 1856, there was originally a '''Salon district''', with its headquarters at [[Salon, India\|Salon]], and which stretched from [[Purwa]] to [[Allahabad]], but in 1858 this was scrapped and Raebareli district was created.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> However, Raebareli district has since undergone major territorial changes.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> As originally drawn up, Raebareli district was composed of four [[tehsil]]s: Raebareli, [[Haidergarh]], [[Bihar, Unnao\|Bihar]], and [[Dalmau]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Raebareli and Dalmau tehsils, which were soon merged, each contained a single [[pargana]] of the same name.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Haidergarh tehsil contained four parganas: Haidergarh, [[Kumhrawan]], [[Bachhrawan]], and [[Hardoi, Raebareli\|Hardoi]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Meanwhile, Bihar tehsil covered the region known as [[Baiswara]] and had nine parganas: Bihar, [[Khiron]], [[Sareni, Uttar Pradesh\|Sareni]], [[Bhagwantnagar]], [[Daundia Khera]], [[Patan, Uttar Pradesh\|Patan]], [[Panhan]], [[Magrayar]], and [[Ghatampur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

	The resulting district boundaries were very irregular and in 1869 there was a significant administrative overhaul.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> All of Bihar tehsil except for Khiron and Sareni were transferred into [[Unnao district]], and the Haidergarh pargana was moved into [[Barabanki district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Meanwhile, the parganas of [[Inhauna]], [[Mohanganj, Uttar Pradesh\|Mohanganj]], [[Rokha Jais]], and [[Simrauta]] were moved into Raebareli district from [[Sultanpur district]], while the parganas of Salon and [[Parshadepur]] were taken from [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh\|Pratapgarh district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		The resulting district boundaries were very irregular and in 1869 there was a significant administrative overhaul.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> All of Bihar tehsil except for Khiron and Sareni were transferred into [[Unnao district]], and the Haidergarh pargana was moved into [[Barabanki district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Meanwhile, the parganas of [[Inhauna]], [[Mohanganj, Uttar Pradesh\|Mohanganj]], [[Rokha Jais]], and [[Simrauta]] were moved into Raebareli district from [[Sultanpur district]], while the parganas of Salon and [[Parshadepur]] were taken from [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh\|Pratapgarh district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>
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	When [[Saadat Ali Khan I]] was made [[Nawab of Awadh\|governor of Awadh]], he travelled through the region to secure the submission of the Rajput leaders. In order to earn their loyalty, he acknowledged the Rajput chiefs' rulership and entrusted them with collection of revenues within their own territories. This policy was generally successful.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		When [[Saadat Ali Khan I]] was made [[Nawab of Awadh\|governor of Awadh]], he travelled through the region to secure the submission of the Rajput leaders. In order to earn their loyalty, he acknowledged the Rajput chiefs' rulership and entrusted them with collection of revenues within their own territories. This policy was generally successful.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

	[[Asaf-ud-Daula]] succeeded to the throne in 1774 and granted his mother the parganas of Salon, Jais, and Nasirabad in [[jagir]]. He also put Raebareli, Dalmau, Khiron, and Thulendi under the control of the [[chakladar]] of Baiswara at about the same time. From then until the British annexation of Awadh, the area of today's Raebareli district was then divided between the [[Chakla (administrative division\|chakla]]s of Salon and Baiswara.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>		[[Asaf-ud-Daula]] succeeded to the throne in 1774 and granted his mother the parganas of Salon, Jais, and Nasirabad in [[jagir]]. He also put Raebareli, Dalmau, Khiron, and Thulendi under the control of the [[chakladar]] of Baiswara at about the same time. From then until the British annexation of Awadh, the area of today's Raebareli district was then divided between the [[Chakla (administrative division)\|chakla]]s of Salon and Baiswara.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

	==Divisions==		==Divisions==
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	==Economy==		==Economy==
	Raebareli district is predominantly agrarian and it produces large amounts of grain.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The district is self-sufficient in grain production and also exports some to places like Europe, Japan, and North America.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book \|title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli \|date=1982 \|pages=~~4-7~~ \|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1298/1/50861_1981_RAE.pdf \|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>		Raebareli district is predominantly agrarian and it produces large amounts of grain.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The district is self-sufficient in grain production and also exports some to places like Europe, Japan, and North America.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book \|title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli \|date=1982 \|pages=4–7 \|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1298/1/50861_1981_RAE.pdf \|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>

	In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Raebareli one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund\|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj\|date=8 September 2009\|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme\|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development\|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|access-date=27 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>		In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Raebareli one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund\|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj\|date=8 September 2009\|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme\|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development\|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|access-date=27 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>
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	====Irrigation====		====Irrigation====
	Raebareli district has plenty of irrigation sources, both natural and artificial.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Although typically shallow, the extensive lakes and jhils sprinkled across the district provide plenty of water to irrigate rice when the monsoon rains let up, and they also provide enough water for at least one or two waterings during the winter months.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> These natural sources are supplemented by a variety of artificial sources: [[well]]s, [[canal]]s, [[tube well]]s, and [[lift irrigation]].<ref name="Census 2011"/> As of 2011, 82.2% of the total farmland in Raebareli district is irrigated.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Of this, 51.2% is by canals, 48.3% is by tube wells, and 0.5% comes from other sources.<ref name="Census 2011"/> As of 1998, the district had a canal network of 2,~~775km~~ along with 56,019 pumping stations, 382 government-owned and 9,460 privately-owned tube wells, and 2,436 masonry wells.<ref name="Census 2011"/>		Raebareli district has plenty of irrigation sources, both natural and artificial.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Although typically shallow, the extensive lakes and jhils sprinkled across the district provide plenty of water to irrigate rice when the monsoon rains let up, and they also provide enough water for at least one or two waterings during the winter months.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> These natural sources are supplemented by a variety of artificial sources: [[well]]s, [[canal]]s, [[tube well]]s, and [[lift irrigation]].<ref name="Census 2011"/> As of 2011, 82.2% of the total farmland in Raebareli district is irrigated.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Of this, 51.2% is by canals, 48.3% is by tube wells, and 0.5% comes from other sources.<ref name="Census 2011"/> As of 1998, the district had a canal network of 2,775 km along with 56,019 pumping stations, 382 government-owned and 9,460 privately-owned tube wells, and 2,436 masonry wells.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

	===Industry===		===Industry===
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	A rail line is being built from Raebareli to Akbarganj, on the [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railways network]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sonia-launches-radio-channel-roads-rail-line-in-rae-bareli/article5414810.ece\|title=Sonia launches radio channel, roads, rail line in Rae Bareli\|date=2 December 2013\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>		A rail line is being built from Raebareli to Akbarganj, on the [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railways network]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sonia-launches-radio-channel-roads-rail-line-in-rae-bareli/article5414810.ece\|title=Sonia launches radio channel, roads, rail line in Rae Bareli\|date=2 December 2013\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Raebareli}}
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'''Raebareli district''' is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state in northern India. The city of [[Raebareli]] is the district headquarters. This district is a part of [[Lucknow Division]] in Uttar Pradesh state. The total area of Raebareli district is 4043 Sq. km.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Raebareli, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} Land of Martyrs {{!}} India|url=https://raebareli.nic.in/|access-date=8 March 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

As of 2011, its population is 3,405,559, which makes it the 27th largest in the state.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=xiii-xv, 5–10, 17–8, 28–65, 74, 90, 108, 125, 142, 158, 168, 185, 202, 219, 244, 262, 288, 306, 331, 348, 365, 375, 393, 410, 427, 573–92|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0927_PART_A_DCHB_RAE%20BARELI.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> It is a predominantly rural district, with 91% of the population living in rural areas.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Geography==
The district had an area of 4,609 km2. The principal rivers of the district are the [[Ganges]] and the [[Sai River (Uttar Pradesh)|Sai]]: the former skirts it for 54 miles near Dalmau and is everywhere navigable for boats of 40 tons; the latter traverses it from N.W. to S.E. The principal crops are rice, pulse, wheat, barley, millet, and poppy. Rae Bareli town is connected with [[Lucknow]] by a branch of the Oudh and Rohilkhand railway, which in 1898 was extended to [[Benares]].

==History==
Raebareli district did not exist as a distinct administrative division until 1858.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1905 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=108–9, 129–46 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35020 |access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> After the British annexation of [[Oudh State]] in 1856, there was originally a '''Salon district''', with its headquarters at [[Salon, India|Salon]], and which stretched from [[Purwa]] to [[Allahabad]], but in 1858 this was scrapped and Raebareli district was created.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> However, Raebareli district has since undergone major territorial changes.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> As originally drawn up, Raebareli district was composed of four [[tehsil]]s: Raebareli, [[Haidergarh]], [[Bihar, Uttar Pradesh|Bihar]], and [[Dalmau]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Raebareli and Dalmau tehsils, which were soon merged, each contained a single [[pargana]] of the same name.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Haidergarh tehsil contained four parganas: Haidergarh, [[Kumhrawan]], [[Bachhrawan]], and [[Hardoi, Raebareli|Hardoi]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Meanwhile, Bihar tehsil covered the region known as [[Baiswara]] and had nine parganas: Bihar, [[Khiron]], [[Sareni, Uttar Pradesh|Sareni]], [[Bhagwantnagar]], [[Daundia Khera]], [[Patan, Uttar Pradesh|Patan]], [[Panhan]], [[Magrayar]], and [[Ghatampur]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

The resulting district boundaries were very irregular and in 1869 there was a significant administrative overhaul.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> All of Bihar tehsil except for Khiron and Sareni were transferred into [[Unnao district]], and the Haidergarh pargana was moved into [[Barabanki district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Meanwhile, the parganas of [[Inhauna]], [[Mohanganj, Uttar Pradesh|Mohanganj]], [[Rokha Jais]], and [[Simrauta]] were moved into Raebareli district from [[Sultanpur district]], while the parganas of Salon and [[Parshadepur]] were taken from [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

As a result of these changes, the tehsil arrangement of Raebareli district was altered.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> A new Dalmau tehsil was formed containing the parganas of Dalmau, Khiron, and Sareni, leaving Raebareli tehsil containing the single pargana of Raebareli.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Salon remained a tehsil headquarters, as it had been under Pratapgarh district, comprising the parganas of Salon, Parshadepur, and Rokha Jais (replacing [[Ateha]], which was left in Pratapgarh district).<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> In the north of the district, the remnants of the Haidergarh and Mohanganj tehsils were united under the new [[Maharajganj, Raebareli|Maharajganj]] tehsil, which comprised the parganas of Mohanganj, Simrauta, Inhauna, Kumhrawan, Bachhrawan, and Hardoi.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

When Raebareli district was first formed, it was made the seat of [[Raebareli division]], along with Sultanpur and Pratapgarh districts, but in 1891 this division was merged with [[Lucknow division]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

===Early history===
The history of what is now Raebareli district is mostly unknown until the time of the medieval [[Delhi Sultanate]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The only sources for this period are local traditions.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> One thing that most traditions agree on is that this region was originally ruled by the [[Bhar]]s, and most old ruins in the district are generally attributed to them.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The Bhars appear to have been in power in this area longer than anywhere else in [[Awadh]], and they were not finally subjugated until the reign of [[Ibrahim Shah]] of the [[Jaunpur Sultanate]] (early 15th century).<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> According to legend, the cities of Raebareli and [[Dalmau]] take their names from two Bhar rulers named Dal and Bal, but if they ever existed, it is impossible to assign any dates to them.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> In any case, tradition holds that the Bhars were later driven out by the [[Rajput]]s and, to a lesser extent, the Muslims.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

The Rajputs that came to rule over the area of today's Raebareli district mostly belonged to three main clains: the [[Bais (Rajput clan)|Bais]] in the south and west, the [[Kanhpuria]]s in the east, and the [[Amethia]]s in the north.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Of these, the Bais were the first; their family traditions state that they came to this region around 1250 under one Abhai Chand, who was rewarded by the Gautam Raja of [[Argal raj|Argal]] (in what is now [[Fatehpur district]]) with a grant of lands that the raja had only nominal control over.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> His descendants came to rule over the region known as [[Baiswara]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The Kanhpurias also became powerful in this region at an early date; their original base was at [[Kanhpur, Pratapgarh|Kanhpur]] between Salon and Pratapgarh.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> As for the Amethias, they were always the weakest of the three clans in this region; they got their name from the town of [[Amethi, Lucknow|Amethi]] in today's Lucknow district.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

===Early Muslim dynasties===
The early history of the Muslims in this region are not clear.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> According to legend, Dalmau was conquered by Salar Sahu, father of [[Sayyid Salar Masud]], in 423 [[Hijri year|AH]], and he then appointed one Malik Abdullah as governor.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> However, it is more likely that Dalmau only came under Muslim control during the reign of [[Muhammad bin Tughlaq]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]], when one Malik Mubarak was made governor, and that before this Dalmau had been under Hindu rule.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Some early Muslim immigrants also came from [[Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh|Manikpur]], such as the Gardezi Sayyids of [[Mustafabad, Rae Bareli|Mustafabad]] and the [[Pathan]]s of [[Amanwan]] and [[Pahremau]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

The Jaunpur Sultanate was the first major Muslim polity to make significant inroads in the area of today's district.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> In 1376, one Mardan Daulat Nasir-ul-Mulk was given the territories of [[Kara, Uttar Pradesh|Kara]] and [[Mahoba]], along with the [[iqta]] of Dalmau.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> This man was given the title "Malik-ush-Sharq" by [[Firoz Shah Tughlaq]] and later became known as [[Khizr Khan]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> It is not known how long Khizr Khan retained control of Dalmau, but in 1394 it was given to [[Khwaja-i-Jahan]], founder of the Jaunpur Sultanate, along with the rest of Awadh.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

The most prominent of the Jaunpur Sultans in the history of Raebareli district was Ibrahim Shah, who rose to power in 1401.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> He posted a governor at Dalmau and went to war against the Bhars and Rajputs, and he went on to establish most of the Muslim outposts in the area.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> It was during this time that Raebareli was probably built up into a major town for the first time, with a [[qazi]] posted there.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> After Ibrahim Shah's death, however, the Bais and Kanhpuria Rajputs reasserted their independence and were not subdued until the reign of the final Jaunpur Sultan, [[Husain Shah]], who was Ibrahim's grandson.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

After Husain Shah's defeat by [[Bahlol Lodi]], the region came under the nominal authority of the Delhi Sultanate.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The Rajputs again took advantage of the temporary instability to strengthen their own position.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> In 1492, the [[Bachgoti]]s in what is now Pratapgarh district rebelled, and [[Sikandar Lodi]] went on a campaign against them.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> He reached Dalmau in 1493, and fought a battle at [[Katghar]] nearby where he routed the Bachgotis.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Another rebellion later broke out in [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], and Sikandar passed through the area on his way to deal with it.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> He stopped at Dalmau on the way and married the widow of [[Sher Khan Lohani]] while he was there.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

===Ain-i-Akbari===
At the time of the [[Ain-i-Akbari]] in the late 1500s, the area of today's Raebareli district was divided between three different [[Sarkar (administrative division)|sarkar]]s in two [[subah]]s: most belonged to Manikpur sarkar in [[Allahabad Subah]], while portions in the north and west were included in Awadh and [[Lucknow]] sarkars in [[Awadh Subah]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

12 ''mahal''s (i.e. parganas) of Manikpur sarkar were located partly or totally in the area of Raebareli district.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> In the north was [[Bhilwal]], aka Bhalol, which was named after a village in what is now Barabanki district; it was later transferred to [[Nagram]] in today's [[Lucknow district]], and Nagram remained the pargana headquarters until the foundation of [[Haidergarh]] at the end of the 18th century.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The small pargana of [[Thulendi]] bordered Bhilwal to the south; its namesake was an old Muslim ''qasba'', and the headquarters were moved to Bachhrawan during the time of [[Shuja-ud-Daula]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> To the south of Thulendi was the large pargana of Raebareli.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> South of Raebareli was Dalmau, whose borders then probably corresponded fairly closely with its 20th-century borders, although some of the western part probably belonged to the Baiswara ''mahal''s of Lucknow sarkar.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Bordering Dalmau was the pargana of Salon, which provided the Mughal army with an "unusually large force" consisting of 8,900 infantry and 180 cavalry.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> North of Salon, and bordering Raebareli, was the pargana of [[Nasirabad, Raebareli|Nasirabad]], which included the later parganas of Parshadepur and Rokha (before it was merged with Jais).<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The pargana of Jais, at that time, also covered the later parganas of Mohanganj, [[Gaura Jamun]] (now in Sultanpur district), and part of Simrauta.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The [[Kanhpuria]]s were probably already the predominant group in the pargana; the later dismantling of Jais pargana took place towards the end of the 18th century, at the same time that the Kanhpuria estates were divided.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

Two other ''mahal''s from Manikpur sarkar covered parts of Raebareli district: [[Qariat Guzara]] and [[Qariat Paegah]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> These were each very scattered entities consisting of various villages throughout the Salon tehsil as well as Pratapgarh district (Qariat Guzara had 262 villages and Qariat Paegah had 256).<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The purpose of Qariat Guzara is unclear; the word ''guzara'' means "maintenance", and it has been suggested that this ''mahal'' consisted of either villages assigned to the ruler's own (private) servants or villages whose revenues went towards the cost of entertaining royal messengers or other public servants passing through Manikpur.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> As for Qariat Paegah, the word ''paegah'' refers to a [[stable]], indicating that its villages' revenues were set aside to defray the expenses incurred through the purchase and maintenance of the royal cattle.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The two ''mahal''s each had their own courts as well as their own [[qanungo]]s, whose descendants are still known as Guzaras and Paegahwalas respectively.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

In the sarkar of Awadh, there were two ''mahal''s that covered parts of Raibareli district; these were Inhauna and [[Subeha]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> In the ''Ain-i-Akbari'', Inhauna is said to have been held by [[Chauhan]]s who had recently converted to Islam, which is possibly a reference to the [[Bhale]] Sultans, although they were mostly based further east.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Alternatively, this could be a confused reference to the Bais of Inhauna, who are known to have converted to Islam in large numbers at an early date.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> As for Subeha, it was a very large ''mahal'' at that point; besides the later pargana of that name in today's Barabanki district, it also included the northern part of the later pargana of Simrauta, and possibly the northwestern part of Inhauna as well, although its exact boundaries at the time are uncertain.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

At the time of the ''Ain-i-Akbari'', the western part of today's Raebareli district was part of Lucknow sarkar, but the correspondence here is harder to trace.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The modern parganas of Khiron and Sareni, in Baiswara, were then divided into several ''mahal''s that later ceased to exist.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The ones in Sareni include [[Nisgar]] (or "Lashkar"), named after a village on the banks of the Ganges southwest of Sareni; [[Tara Singhaur]], named after the present village of [[Singhaur Tara]] some distance downstream from Nisgar, in the far southeast of the pargana; [[Kahanjara]], whose name is still preserved in the village of [[Kahanjar]] in the north of the pargana; and finally [[Deorakh]], which refers to the present-day hamlet of [[Deorahar]] in the village of [[Raipur, Sareni|Raipur]], and which covered the south-central part of the pargana.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> As for Khiron, it was mostly if not entirely covered by the ''mahal'' of [[Satanpur, Raebareli|Satanpur]], although the northwestern corner may have belonged to [[Maurawan]] in Unnao district, or one of the other small ''mahal''s of Baiswara.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Maurawan must have also included the later pargana of Raebareli.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> The ''mahal'' called "Haihar" in the ''Ain-i-Akbari'' probably corresponds to the modern village of [[Aihar, Raebareli|Aihar]], near Lalganj; this was a small ''mahal'' that belonged to the Bais.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> Finally, the ''mahal'' of Hardoi seems to be identical with the later pargana of the same name (not to be confused with the [[Hardoi]] in [[Hardoi district]]), but this is located some distance away from the rest of Lucknow sarkar and would have been entirely surrounded by Manikpur.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> It's not clear why this territory was included in Lucknow rather than Manikpur.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

===Later Mughals and Nawabs of Awadh===
After Akbar died, the Rajput clans in the region once again enjoyed a period of relative independence.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> From this period until the foundation of [[Oudh State]] in the 18th century, the history of this area is basically synonymous with the history of its Rajput dynasties.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> It was during this period that the Saibasi branch of the Bais established their large domain.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

When [[Saadat Ali Khan I]] was made [[Nawab of Awadh|governor of Awadh]], he travelled through the region to secure the submission of the Rajput leaders.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> In order to earn their loyalty, he acknowledged the Rajput chiefs' rulership and entrusted them with collection of revenues within their own territories.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> This policy was generally successful.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

[[Asaf-ud-Daula]] succeeded to the throne in 1774 and granted his mother the parganas of Salon, Jais, and Nasirabad in [[jagir]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> He also put Raebareli, Dalmau, Khiron, and Thulendi under the control of the [[chakladar]] of Baiswara at about the same time.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/> From then until the British annexation of Awadh, the area of today's Raebareli district was then divided between the [[Chakla (administrative division|chakla]]s of Salon and Baiswara.<ref name="Gazetteer 1905"/>

==Divisions==
[[File:Rae Bareli district subdivisions map.png|thumb|right|Subdivisions of Raebareli district]]
Raebareli district is divided into 7 [[tehsil]]s and 21 [[community development block]]s, as follows:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

*[[Maharajganj, Raebareli|Maharajganj]] tehsil
**[[Bachhrawan]] block
**[[Shivgarh]] block
**[[Maharajganj, Raebareli|Maharajganj]] block
*[[Tiloi]] tehsil
**[[Singhpur, Raebareli|Singhpur]] block
**[[Tiloi]] block
**[[Bahadurpur, Raebareli|Bahadurpur]] block
*[[Rai Bareli]] tehsil
**[[Harchandpur]] block
**[[Amawan]] block
**[[Sataon]] block
**[[Rahi, Raebareli|Rahi]] block
*[[Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh|Lalganj]] tehsil
**[[Khiron]] block
**[[Sareni, Uttar Pradesh|Sareni]] block
**[[Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh|Lalganj]] block
*[[Dalmau]] tehsil
**[[Dalmau]] block
**[[Deenshah Gaura]] block
*[[Unchahar]] tehsil
**[[Jagatpur, Raebareli|Jagatpur]] block
**[[Unchahar]] block
**[[Rohniya]] block
*[[Salon, India|Salon]] tehsil
**[[Dih, Raebareli|Dih]] block
**[[Chhatoh]] block
**[[Salon, India|Salon]] block

==Municipalities==
Rae Bareli district has 9 statutory towns, including 2 [[Nagar Palika Parishad]]s (municipal boards) and 7 [[Nagar Panchayat]]s.<ref name="Census 2011"/> There are no non-statutory [[census town]]s in the district.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The district's towns are as follows:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Town name
! Classification
! Tehsil
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Bachhrawan]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Maharajganj || 12,521
|-
| [[Maharajganj, Raebareli|Maharajganj]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Maharajganj || 6,673
|-
| [[Jais]] || [[Nagar Palika Parishad]] || Tiloi || 26,735
|-
| [[Rae Bareli]] || [[Nagar Palika Parishad]] || Rae Bareli || 191,316
|-
| [[Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh|Lalganj]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Lalganj || 23,124
|-
| [[Dalmau]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Dalmau || 9,983
|-
| [[Unchahar]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Unchahar || 11,033
|-
| [[Parsadepur]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Salon || 11,853
|-
| [[Salon, India|Salon]] || [[Nagar Panchayat]] || Salon || 14,757
|}

==Villages==
Raebareli district has 1,773 villages, of which 1,733 are inhabited and 40 are uninhabited.<ref name="Census 2011"/> As of 2011, a majority of the populated villages (950 of them, or 56%) have a population between 500 and 1,999 people.<ref name="Census 2011"/> At the extreme ends of the spectrum, there are 67 villages (4% of the total) with a population below 200, and there are 16 (1%) with a population greater than 10,000.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Economy==
Raebareli district is predominantly agrarian and it produces large amounts of grain.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Raebareli one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

Raebareli has also been nominated by the state government for receiving aid through central government's [[Smart Cities in India]] Programme.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

Powerplant at [[Unchahar]] ([[National Thermal Power Limited]], NTPC)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/explosion-at-indian-coal-power-plant-kills-29-injures-85 |title=Explosion at Indian Coal Power Plant Kills 29, Injures 85 |work=Bloomberg.com |date=2 November 2017}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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{{bar percent
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Raebareli district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,405,559,<ref name="Census 2011"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Panama]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote =Panama 3,460,462 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Connecticut 3,574,097
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 97th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert| 739 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.51%. Rae Bareli has a [[sex ratio]] of 941 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 81.04%.{{historical populations|11=1901|12=10,33,571|13=1911|14=10,16,689|15=1921|16=9,36,442|17=1931|18=9,74,237|19=1941|20=10,65,296|21=1951|22=11,57,461|23=1961|24=13,16,095|25=1971|26=15,04,187|27=1981|28=18,79,248|29=1991|30=23,09,928|31=2001|32=28,72,335|33=2011|34=34,05,559|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

===Languages===
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| caption=Rae Bareli district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
|label1 = Awadhi |value1 = 4.03 |color1 = Tomato
|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 94.23 |color2 = Yellow
|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 1.59 |color3 = Red
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.15 |color4 = Black
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.31% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] (or a related language) and 1.60% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>

Languages spoken in the district include [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]], a vernacular in the [[Hindi language (generic)|Hindi]] [[dialect continuum|continuum]] spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the [[Awadh]] region.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Awadhi: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=awa | access-date = 28 September 2011 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan=4| Rae Bareli district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh |url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Mother tongue code
! Mother tongue
! People
! Percentage
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 002007 || [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 418
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006030 || [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 137,411
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006142 || [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 731
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006240 || [[Hindi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 3,209,172
| style="text-align:right;" | 94.23%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 015043 || [[Odia language|Odia]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 292
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 016038 || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,169
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 019014 || [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 512
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 54,050
| style="text-align:right;" | 1.59%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,804
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.05%
|-valign=top class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 | Total
| style="text-align:right;" | 3,405,559
| style="text-align:right;" | 100.00%
|-
|}

==Transportation==

Raebareli is on the route of [[National Highway 30 (India)|National Highway 30]], between [[Lucknow]] and [[Allahabad]]. [[Ring Road Raebareli]] is an outer bypass road and crosses the [[Sharda River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/uttarpradesh/districts/raebareli.htm|title=Rae Bareli District Map|publisher=mapsofindia.com|access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

Closest major airport to Raebareli is in [[Lucknow]] at about {{convert|78.1|km|mi|adj=ri0|0}} distance on the [[National Highway 30 (India)|National Highway 30]]. Other major airport is in [[Allahabad]] at {{convert|127.5|km|mi|adj=ri0|0}} distance on National Highway 30.

A rail line is being built from Raebareli to Akbarganj, on the [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways network]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sonia-launches-radio-channel-roads-rail-line-in-rae-bareli/article5414810.ece|title=Sonia launches radio channel, roads, rail line in Rae Bareli|date=2 December 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://raebareli.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Raebareli district
|North = [[Bara Banki district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Amethi district]]
|Southeast = [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]]
|South = [[Kaushambi district]]
|Southwest = [[Fatehpur district]]
|West = [[Unnao district]]
|Northwest = [[Lucknow district]]
}}

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