Pilibhit
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Pilibhit पीलीभीत پیلی بھیت |
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 Pilibhit
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| Coordinates: 28°38′59″N 79°52′21″E / 28.6497°N 79.8724°ECoordinates: 28°38′59″N 79°52′21″E / 28.6497°N 79.8724°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Region | Rohilkhand |
| Division | Bareilly |
| District | Pilibhit |
| Ward | 52 wards |
| Settled | Late 15th century |
| Founded by | Hafiz Rahmat Khan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Pilibhit Nagar Palika Parisad |
| • Chairman | Prabhat Jaiswal |
| • MP | Maneka Sanjay Gandhi |
| • MLA | Sanjay Singh Gangwar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 127,988 |
| • Density | 559/km2 (1,450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 262001 |
| Telephone code | 05882 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-UP-PB |
| Vehicle registration | UP-26 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Sex ratio | 889 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 63.58% |
| Civic agency | Pilibhit Nagar Palika Parisad |
| Distance from Delhi | 274 kilometres (170 mi) NW (land) |
| Distance from Lucknow | 270 kilometres (170 mi) SE (land) |
| Governing body |
Government of UP Government of India |
| Climate | HS-TH (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 780 millimetres (31 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) |
| Website | www |
| The word 'Pilibhit' means "A Wall of Yellow Mud" | |
Pilibhit (Hindi: पीलीभीत), formerly known as Hafizabad, is a city and a municipal board in the Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-easternmost district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub-Himalayan Plateau belt next to foothills of Sivalik Range on the boundary of Nepal, known for the origin of river Gomati and one of the most forest-rich areas in North India. Pilibhit was also known as Bansuri Nagari - the land of flutes, for making and exporting roughly 95 per cent of India's flutes.
According to a report issued by the Government of India, Pilibhit is one of the Minority Concentrated Areas in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators. Though separated only by a short distance from the outer ranges of the Himalayas, Pilibhit consists entirely of a level plain, containing depressions but no hills and is intersected by several streams. Pilibhit is one of the forest rich areas of Uttar Pradesh, which has very high tourism potential. The almost 54 km-long Indo-Nepal international border makes Pilibhit a highly sensitive for security purposes. According to an estimate by the Government of India, Pilibhit has 45.23% of its population living under the poverty line. Increasing population and unemployment is a cause of worry in the area, and many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government-run organizations have initiated projects to provide employment, but human resources are yet to be exploited in full. The city came third-bottom in terms of hygiene and sanitation in a Government ranking list of 423 towns and cities in India.
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