Bareilly, also spelled Bareli, is a city situated in the Bareilly district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located within the Indo-Gangetic Plains, it serves as the center of the Bareilly division and the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city is positioned approximately 252 kilometres northwest of Lucknow and 265 kilometres east of New Delhi.
The city lies on the bank of the Ramganga River and hosts the Ramganga Barrage, which was constructed for canal irrigation. As one of the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh, it ranked as the eighth most populous city in the state with a population of 903,668 recorded in 2011.