Pilkhuwa

Pilkhuwa is a town and a municipal board in Hapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 12 km from Hapur, the district headquarters. It is surrounded by a large number of Rajput (Thakur) villages. It is famous for its textile products and handloom industry and for transportation, here is also a railway station.

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Locality: Pilkhuwa
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 74,212
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name: Pilkhuwa
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India
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: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hapur
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Pilkhuwa Municipal Council
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal Chairperson
Settlement.leader_name: Vibhu Bansal
Settlement.leader_party: BJP
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 83,736
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Uttar Pradesh
Area: 5.3
Elevation: 207
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Dialing code: 122

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postal code: 245304

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It is located on National Highway-9, which connects the National Capital Territory of Delhi to Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India.

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