Khurja
Sign in to saveKhurja is a city (and a municipal board) in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 20 km from Bulandshahr and 85 km from Delhi. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics used in the country, hence it is sometimes called The Ceramics City. The city is also famous for a special sweet, known as "khurchan". thumb|Khurja pottery
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khurja
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh
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- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bulandshahr
- Settlement.founder
- Kheshgi Dynasty of the Mughal Empire
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- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bulandshahr district
- Area
- +16.7
- Elevation
- +196
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Governance and Politics
- Local Governance and Wards
- Legislative Representation
- History
- Industry
- Markets and fairs
- Heritage buildings
- Khurja Super Thermal Power Project
- Khurja Logistic Park
- Transport
- Notable people
- External links
- References
Khurja is a city (and a municipal board) in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 20 km from Bulandshahr and 85 km from Delhi. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics used in the country, hence it is sometimes called The Ceramics City. The city is also famous for a special sweet, known as "khurchan". thumb|Khurja pottery
The principal inhabitants of Khurja are the Pashtuns, mainly members from the Kheshgi Dynasty of Timur's army.