Khurja

Khurja
City
Khurja is located in Uttar Pradesh
Khurja
Khurja
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°15′8″N 77°51′6.41″E / 28.25222°N 77.8517806°E / 28.25222; 77.8517806
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBulandshahr
Founded byKheshgi Dynasty of the Mughal Empire
Government
 • MLAMinakshi Singh (BJP)
 • MPDr Mahesh Sharma(BJP)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total142,636
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
203131
Telephone code(+91)5738
Vehicle registrationUP-13

Khurja is a city (and a municipal board) in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 20 km from Bulandshahr and 85 km from Delhi. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics used in the country, hence it is sometimes called The Ceramics City. The city is also famous for a special sweet, known as "khurchan".[1]

Khurja pottery

The principal inhabitants of Khurja are the Pashtuns, mainly members from the Kheshgi Dynasty of Timur's army.[2]

The name Khurja is derived from the Urdu word kharija meaning, cancelled or condemned, as the revenue for this town was waived because this land included many swamps and the agricultural possibilities were rare.

Khurja is known for ceramics production. With over 500 factories producing ceramic works, its skyline is dotted with chimneys.

  1. ^ "The ceramic city of Khurja". @businessline. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ Nichols, Robert (2008). A History of Pashtun Migration, 1775-2006. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-547600-2.