Pilibhit | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 28°37′36″N 79°48′21″E / 28.62667°N 79.80583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Region | Rohilkhand |
Division | Bareilly |
District | Pilibhit |
Ward | 27 |
Settled | Late 15th century |
Government | |
• Body | Pilibhit Municipal Council |
• Chairperson | Dr. Aashta Agarwal |
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Jitin Prasada |
• Member of State Legislative Assembly | Sanjay Singh Gangwar (Pilibhit constiteuncy) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.22 km2 (10.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 175,000 |
• Density | 559/km2 (1,450/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pilbhitian / Pilbhitiya / Pilibhitlite |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 262001 |
Telephone code | 05882 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-UP-PB |
Vehicle registration | UP-26 |
Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
Sex ratio | 893 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 70.71% |
Civic agency | Pilibhit Municipal Council |
Distance from New Delhi | 274 kilometres (170 mi) NW (land) |
Distance from Lucknow | 270 kilometres (170 mi) SE (land) |
Governing body | State government Central government |
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 |
Pilibhit is a city and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the northern 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% of India's flutes.[2]
According to a report issued by the Government of India, Pilibhit is one of the Minority Concentrated Areas in India based on the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators, and basic amenities indicators.[3] 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.[4] Pilibhit is one of the forest-rich areas of Uttar Pradesh. The almost 54 km-long Indo-Nepal international border makes Pilibhit a highly sensitive for security purposes.[5] According to an estimate by the Government of India, Pilibhit has 45.23% of its population living under the poverty line.[6] Increasing population and unemployment is a cause of worry in the area, and many non-governmental organizations (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.[7]
Pilibhit was in the news at the national level because of a man-killer sub-adult tiger, which had caused fear in the whole area in and around the forest. By August 2010, the cat had killed and partially eaten eight people.[8]