The district of Raebareli , which was created by the British in 1858, is named after its headquarters town. Tradition has it that the town was founded by the Bhars and was known as Bharauli or Barauli which in course of time got corrupted into Bareli. 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. NIPER-R NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India Raebareli Junction lies on Varanasi-Rae Bareli-Lucknow line and Raebareli -Allahabad rail line of the Northern Railway. A rail line is being built from Raebareli to Faizabad via Akbarganj, on the Northern Railways network.
