Raebareli - General Information |
| Location & Boundaries |
The district is irregular
in shape but fairly compact. It forms a part of the Lucknow Division
and lies between latitude
25° 49' North and 26° 36' North and longitude 100° 41' East
and 81° 34' East. On the North it is bounded by tehsil mohanlal
ganj of district Lucknow and tehsil haider gargh of district Barabanki,
on
the east by tehsil Mussafir Khana of district Sultanpur and on the
south east by pargana Ateha and the Kunda tehsil of district Pratap
Gargh.
The southern boundary is formed by the Ganga which separates it from
the district of Fatehpur. On the west lies the purwa tehsil of district
Unnao. |
| Area |
The area is liable
to vary every year by reason of the action of the Ganga. For a small
variation in the deep stream of the river makes a very noticable change
in the area of the district, which occupies the thirty fourth place
in size among the districts of the State.
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| Topography |
The
district, as a whole is fairly compact tract of gently undulating land.
The elevation varies from about 120.4 m. above sea level in the north
west to 86.9 m. above sea level in the extereme south east, on the
banks of the Ganga. The hightest points are the crowns of the watersheds
of the different drainage channel which serve to divide the district
into five main physical units, The ganga Khadar, the ganag upland,
the southern clay tract, the central tract or the sai upland and the
Northern clay tract.
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| Geology |
The
district forms a part of the Gangetic plan which is of recent origin
according to geological chronology and ordinary gangetic alluvium.
The district being part of the alluvial plain, confirms to the same
geological sequence as the plain itself. The only mineral of importance
is kankar. The district is also noted for its deposits of reh and brick
earth.
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| Climate |
As
stated earlier this district lies in the vast Gangetic plains of north
india at an elevation of 100 to 120 metres, sloping gently to south
east. Relief from the summer heat arrives with the monsoon in second
half of June, though the weather may often remain sultry. The winter
sets in November and last upto February generally.
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