Bilgram

Bilgram
Town
View of the Bada Tazia and the dargah
View of the Bada Tazia and the dargah
Map of Bilgram CD block
Map of Bilgram CD block
Bilgram is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bilgram
Bilgram
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bilgram is located in India
Bilgram
Bilgram
Bilgram (India)
Coordinates: 27°11′N 80°02′E / 27.18°N 80.03°E / 27.18; 80.03
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionLucknow
DistrictHardoi
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyBilgram Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairpersonAnil Kumar[1][2] (BJP)
 • MLAAshish Kumar Singh (BJP)
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total29,768
 • Density6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-30

Bilgram is a town and a nagar palika parishad in Hardoi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] It is located 16 miles (26 km) south of the city of Hardoi, on an elevated bluff that once formed the eastern bank of the Ganges.[4] Important industries in Bilgram include ceramics and embroidery.[3]

As of 2011, Bilgram's population is 29,768, in 4,717 households.[3] It serves as the headquarters of a tehsil and a community development block.[3]

  1. ^ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Hardoi local election results 2023". Zee News. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 32–34, 41, 256–81, 578–81, 589. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ Nevill, H.R. (1904). Hardoi - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 176–84. Retrieved 31 May 2021.