Afzalgarh

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Afzalgarh
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Afzalgarh
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Afzalgarh
Afzalgarh (India)
Coordinates: 29°23′35″N78°40′26″E / 29.393°N 78.674°E / 29.393; 78.674
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Elevation
212 m (696 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total24,954
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
246722
Telephone code01343
Vehicle registration UP 20
Website up.gov.in

Afzalgarh is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located at the border with the state of Uttarakhand.

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Geography

Afzalgarh is located at 29°24′N78°41′E / 29.4°N 78.68°E / 29.4; 78.68 . [1] It has an average elevation of 212 metres (695 feet). The nearby cities are Kalagarh, Sherkot, Dhampur, Jaspur and Kashipur.[ citation needed ]

History

Historically a town of British India, it was founded in the mid-eighteenth century by a local leader named Nawab Afzal Ali Khan, who also built a fort in the area, which was dismantled after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [2] In 1901, Afzalgarh had a population of 6,474. [3]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [4] Afzalgarh had a population of 24,954. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. According to 2011 India census, [5] Afzalgarh has a population of 2,35,628. Male constituted 52.09% of the population and females 47.91%. Afzalgarh has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Afzalgarh
  2. ↑ Still now some part of the port available near municipality area. 13 km far away small town Kalagarh is there. around this city mountain available. Kalagarh is the part of Uttrakhand. The town is on the right bank of the river Ramganga Afzalgarh Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 69.
  3. ↑ Nagina Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 299.
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 District Census Handbook, Bijnor, including villages and towns" (PDF). Census Commission of India.


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