Afzalgarh

Afzalgarh
city
Afzalgarh Show map of Uttar Pradesh Afzalgarh Show map of India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°23′35″N 78°40′26″E / 29.393°N 78.674°E / 29.393; 78.674Coordinates: 29°23′35″N 78°40′26″E / 29.393°N 78.674°E / 29.393; 78.674
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	24,954
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	246722
Telephone code	01343
Vehicle registration	UP 20
Website	up.gov.in

Afzalgarh is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located at the border with the state of Uttrakhand.

Afzalgarh is located at 29°24′N 78°41′E / 29.4°N 78.68°E / 29.4; 78.68. It has an average elevation of 212 metres (695 feet). The nearby cities are Kalagarh, Sherkot, Dhampur, Jaspur and Kashipur.

Historically a town of British India, it was founded in the mid-eighteenth century by a local leader named Nawab Afzal Ali Khan, who also built a fort in the area, which was dismantled after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In 1901, Afzalgarh had a population of 6,474.

As of 2001^[update] India census, Afzalgarh had a population of 24,954. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Afzalgarh has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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