Pilibhit

Pilibhit
City
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Pilibhit is located in Uttar Pradesh
Pilibhit
Pilibhit
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°37′36″N 79°48′21″E / 28.62667°N 79.80583°E / 28.62667; 79.80583
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
RegionRohilkhand
DivisionBareilly
DistrictPilibhit
Ward27
SettledLate 15th century
Government
 • BodyPilibhit Municipal Council
 • ChairpersonDr. Aashta Agarwal
 • Member of Parliament, Lok SabhaJitin Prasada
 • Member of State Legislative AssemblySanjay Singh Gangwar
Area
 • Total26.22 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total175,000
 • Density559/km2 (1,450/sq mi)
DemonymPilbhitian / Pilbhitiya / Pilibhitlite
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
262001
Telephone code05882
ISO 3166 codeIN-UP-PB
Vehicle registrationUP-26
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Sex ratio893 /
Literacy70.71%
Civic agencyPilibhit Municipal Council
Distance from New Delhi274 kilometres (170 mi) NW (land)
Distance from Lucknow270 kilometres (170 mi) SE (land)
Governing bodyState government
Central government
ClimateHS-TH (Köppen)
Precipitation780 millimetres (31 in)
Avg. annual temperature25.5 °C (77.9 °F)
Avg. summer temperature36.8 °C (98.2 °F)
Avg. winter temperature14.5 °C (58.1 °F)
Websitewww.pilibhit.nic.in

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]

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Pilibhit as Bansuri Nagari". The Indian Express. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Minority Concentrated Districts". Government of India. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  4. ^ "The Physical Aspects". Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Indo Nepal International Border". The Dainik Jagram, Hindi News Paper. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Population under poverty line". A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Government of India, National Urban Sanitation Policy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Man Eating Tiger". The Times of India. 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2010.