Loni | |
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City | |
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 28°45′N 77°17′E / 28.75°N 77.28°ECoordinates: 28°45′N 77°17′E / 28.75°N 77.28°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Ghaziabad |
Administrative Division | Meerut division |
Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 516,082 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 201102 |
Sex ratio | 871 per 1000 Males ♂/♀ |
Website | www |
Loni pronunciation is a town in Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh state, National Capital Region of India.
Loni is located at 28°45′N 77°17′E / 28.75°N 77.28°E. It has an average elevation of 283 metres (928 ft).
Loni Nagar Palika Parisad was first established on 31 March 1971 as a Nagar Panchayat. Its office is located in Khanna Nagar. According to 2011 census, its population is 516,082. Its area is 34.68 square km. Loni Nagar Palika Parisad is divided into 45 wards. It has total of 36 employees.
Loni became a new tehsil in Ghaziabad district, within Meerut division, with its headquarters at Roopnagar Industrial Area, about 17 km west of the district headquarters. The tehsil comprises about 49 villages. This will be the basic administrative unit that will allow the people to raise their grievances and get them addressed quickly. Tehsil forms the grassroots administrative setup that takes care of land revenue. The order to this effect was issued by principal secretary, revenue, Kishan Singh Atoria.
Loni Assembly comes under the Ghaziabad (Lok Sabha constituency). As per notification No. 282/UP/2006, Loni also became a separate assembly constituency, known as 53-Loni. Loni also has its own independent Nagar Palika Parisad.