Pihani
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Pihani is a town and nagar palika parishad (municipal board) in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Historically, the city was a centre of sword production, leading to at least one British writer calling it "the Damascus of Oudh". Today, important industries in Pihani include jaggery and woven carpets. As of 2011, the town's population is 36,014, in 5,626 households. Pihani also serves as the headquarters of a community development block in Shahabad tehsil.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pihani
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 30,369
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pihani
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_map
- Pihani block map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Pihani CD block
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lucknow
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Hardoi
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Pihani Municipal Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal Chairperson
- Settlement.leader_name
- Shaheen Begum (SP)
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Pihani is a town and nagar palika parishad (municipal board) in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Historically, the city was a centre of sword production, leading to at least one British writer calling it "the Damascus of Oudh". Today, important industries in Pihani include jaggery and woven carpets. As of 2011, the town's population is 36,014, in 5,626 households. Pihani also serves as the headquarters of a community development block in Shahabad tehsil.
==Geography== Pihani is located at . It has an average elevation of 141 metres (462 feet).
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