Hardoi | |
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city | |
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 27°25′N 80°07′E / 27.42°N 80.12°ECoordinates: 27°25′N 80°07′E / 27.42°N 80.12°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Hardoi |
Government | |
• Type | UP Government |
Elevation | 140.6 m (461.3 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 197,029 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 241001 |
Vehicle registration | UP-30 |
Website | www |
Hardoi (Hindi: हरदोई Urdu: ہردوئی) is a city and municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarter of Hardoi District.
Hardoi is located at 27°25′N 80°07′E / 27.42°N 80.12°E. It has an average elevation of 134 metres (440 ft). Hardoi is located at 110 km from Lucknow (capital of Uttar Pradesh) and 394 from New Delhi (capital of India). The Ganges and several of its tributaries are crossing the south of Hardoi district. Its area is 5947 km2. The record height is 500 ft. In 1995, Hardoi district had 5 km2 of dense forest and 13 km2 of open forest. The length of this district from northwest to southeast is 125.529 km and width from east to west is 74.83 km. District Hardoi comprises five tehsils (Hardoi, Shahabad, Bilgram, Sandila, and Sawayajpur), 19 blocks, 191 Nyay Panchayat, 1101 Gram Sabha, and 1901 inhabited revenue villages.
It also has 7 Nagar Palika Parishads & 6 Nagar Panchayats . Geographical area is 5947 km2. As per census 2011 population of the district is 4091380, out of which Female are 1887116 & Male are 2204264.[1]
As of 2011[update] India census, Hardoi city had a population of 197,029. Males constitute 52.59% of the population and females 47.41%. In 2011 Average literacy rate of Hardoi city was 81.67% higher than the national average of 74.9%: male literacy was 86.59%, and female literacy was 76.22%. In Hardoi, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.