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87-597: 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

174-459: A commune-level town ( thị trấn ) is similar to a township; it is a subdivision of a rural district ( huyện ) and is the lowest administration subdivision in the country. In Zimbabwe , the term township was used for segregated parts of suburban areas. During colonial years in Rhodesia , the term township referred to a residential area reserved for Black citizens within the boundaries of

261-536: A "surprisingly large" force of 8,000 infantry and 200 cavalry, and there was a brick fort at its headquarters. From Akbar's time until the end of the 1700s, the history of Lakhimpur Kheri district is essentially the history of the various zamindari dynasties that ruled the area. The greatest of these was the Sayyids of Barwar, who had originally been granted a large estate in Hardoi district by Akbar. Muqtadi Khan ,

348-486: A cavalry force of 50, and providing a revenue of 4,325, 237 dams to the imperial treasury. Bordering Barwar-Anjana was the mahal of Bhurwara, which was also heavily forested and not extensively cultivated. It included the later parganas of Haidarabad, Bhur , and Kukra Mailani, although its boundaries were never clearly defined, and it was ruled by the Ahbans. The mahal of Khairigarh also had imprecise boundaries; besides

435-574: A city or town and is still commonly used colloquially. This reflected the South African usage. In present-day Zimbabwe, the term is also used to refer to a residential area within close proximity of a rural growth point. Lakhimpur Kheri Lakhimpur Kheri district is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh , India , on the border with Nepal . Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur . Lakhimpur Kheri district

522-412: A core zone area of 602.79 km (232.74 sq mi) and a buffer zone area of 127.45 km (49.21 sq mi). Elevation ranges from 168 to 175 meters above mean sea level. The major part of Pilibhit District is covered by dense forest. Total 784.572 km is forest. Till 1978, 63% area of the district was a dense forest, but deforestation has reduced the total forest cover to 22.39% in 2004. The Sharda canal

609-506: A cottage industry. The district comprises - Lakhimpur city is 134 kilometres (83 mi) from the state capital Lucknow . It can be easily reached by train ( Broad gauge ) or UPSRTC Bus services. Lakhimpur Kheri Airport known as Palia Airport is situated near Dudhwa National Park at Palia Kalan in Lakhimpur Kheri and is at a distance of 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Lakhimpur City. The nearest international airport

696-544: A great devotee of lord Krishna and a loyal friend of Arjun . King Venu's name and the geography of his kingdom can be traced in the Hindu epic Mahabharat . The city Pilibhit was an administrative unit in the Mughal era under Bareilly suba. For security, the Mughal subedar Ali Mohammed Khan constructed four magnificent gates around the administrative building in 1734  AD. These gates were named Barellwi Darwaza at

783-557: A heavily forested area near Khairigarh and has since been moved to the Lucknow Museum . This king of Magadha performed Ashvamedha yajna in which a horse is left to freely roam in the entire nation, so as to display the power of king and to underline the importance of his conquest. As in much of Awadh , coins of the 9th-century king Bhoja Deva of Kannauj are commonly found in Lakhimpur Kheri district. This area

870-628: A home for the striped cats, tiger, bear, and many species of birds. A proposal, created in 2005, to make a home for the endangered cats in Pilibhit forests was sent to the government of India in April 2008. was declared in September 2008 based on its special type of ecosystem with vast open spaces and sufficient feed for the elegant predators. It is believed by locals that Pilibhit was ruled by an ancient king named Mayurdhwaj or Moredhwaj or King Venu,

957-422: A larger council (such as that of a shire , district or city ) or authority. In Canada , two kinds of township occur in common use: In China , townships are found at the fourth level of the administrative hierarchy , below counties , districts , and county level cities but above villages and communities, together with ethnic townships , towns and subdistricts . In India , townships are found at

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1044-501: A precise legal meaning and is used on land titles in all areas regardless of the demographics of the respective region. In Taiwan , townships are administered by a county together with a county-administered city . There are three types of townships in Taiwan: urban townships, rural townships, and mountain indigenous townships. Mountain indigenous townships are those with significant populations of Taiwanese aborigines . In England ,

1131-472: A promise of getting the meter gauge railway track of the district converted to broad gauge during 2009 Parliamentary elections. Zafar Naqvi raised questions about "Lucknow Pilibhit gauge conversion" on 08-Dec-2011 in the parliament with Ministry of Railway and took this up. Later in the 2010–11 budget survey was proposed by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Parliament on 24 February 2010; survey

1218-742: A rural area. The term is generally comparable to that of a village in England. In the Philippines , townships refer to administrative divisions established during the American Civil Government in the country. Many of these political divisions were originally established as rancherias during the Spanish Regime . The term was later replaced with " municipal district ". Most municipal districts would later be converted into regular municipalities by executive orders from

1305-483: A small town; in the cases of predominant Jewish population the latter is sometimes translated as shtetl ). In South Africa under apartheid , the term "township" was used to describe residential developments that confined non-Whites, including Blacks, Coloureds, and Indians, living near or working in White-only communities. Soweto and Mdantsane were both prominent townships under apartheid. The term also has

1392-474: A total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 523 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,350/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.38%. Kheri has a sex ratio of 894 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 60.56%. 11.47% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 26.40% and 1.33% of the population respectively. The tribal population are Tharus living along

1479-1270: Is Amausi International Airport in Lucknow and is at a distance of 135 kilometres (84 mi) from the city. UPSRTC operates bus station in Lakhimpur, and operates buses to Bareilly , Kaushambi , Anand Vihar Delhi , Gola Gokarannath , Sitapur , Lucknow , Faizabad and Gorakhpur . Shatabdi Buses and Volvo buses are available to Delhi, Rupaidiha and other cities. Online booking can be done at UPSRTC website . Lakhimpur Kheri can be reached from Delhi , following Delhi – Muradabad – Bareilly – Shahjahanpur – Gola Gokarannath – Lakhimpur route (Distance: 425 km approx). Lakhimpur can also be reached from state capital Lucknow following Lucknow – Sitapur – Lakhimpur route (Distance: 135 km approx). Several Uttar Pradesh State Highways pass through Lakhimpur. There are three ways to reach Lakhimpur by Tain: By Train: Delhi – Lucknow and Lucknow – Sitapur – Lakhimpur By Train: Delhi – Muradabad – Bareilly – Shahjahanpur (NR) and then by road to Lakhimpur (via: Gola Gokarannath ) 102 kilometres (63 mi) Zafar Ali Naqvi and Jitin Prasada made

1566-399: Is a part of Lucknow division , with a total area of 7,680 square kilometres (2,970 sq mi). The national government designated Lakhimpur Kheri as a Minority Concentrated District on the basis of 2001 census data, which identifies it as requiring urgent aid to improve living standards and amenities. Dudhwa National Park , and Pilibhit Tiger reserve are in Lakhimpur Kheri and are

1653-524: Is called Gandhi Stadium . Various educational institutions have their Ground , including DGIC ground, St. Aloysius ground, Rama college ground, and SVM college ground. The City teams have produced many national level athletes who represented themselves at national tournaments and different events and have won a few state level and national level competitions on various events. The city's roads are in poor condition, making them inadequate for smooth transportation. The roads are highly congested, which hinders

1740-750: Is constructed on the Sharda River , about 163.5 kilometres (101.6 mi) downstream of the Upper Sharda Barrage , and nearly 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Lakhimpur city. This project is part of the Sharda Sahayak Pariyojana (SSP) and primarily depends on water diverted from the Karnali (Ghaghra) at Girjapur through the Sharda Sahayak link canal of 28.4 kilometres (17.6 mi) length for over eight months in

1827-617: Is hot throughout the year except the rainy seasons. During summer(March to June), the temperature can reach above 40 °C (104 °F) and in winters(October to February) it can drop to around 4 °C (39 °F). The nights are very cold during winter and fog is very common in this season. The annual average rainfall in Lakhimpur Kheri is 1,085.3 millimetres (42.73 in), mostly in the monsoon months (July to September). Several rivers flow across Lakhimpur. Some of these are Sharda , Ghagra , Koriyala, Ull, Sarayan, Chauka, Gomti , Kathana , Sarayu and Mohana. The Lower Sharda Barrage

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1914-495: Is known as the first National Park of the state after the formation of Uttarakhand and is a national protected area. It is home to many rare and endangered species including tigers, leopards, rhinoceros , hispid hare, elephants, black deer and swamp deer. Dudhwa has approximately 400 species of birds including egrets, cormorants, herons and several species of duck, goose and teal. Its swamps and lakes are particularly attractive to water birds, including varieties that migrate here from

2001-430: Is not clear. During the reign of Akbar , Khairabad formed a sarkar of Awadh Subah , and most of the present-day district belonged to this sarkar. 8 of its 22 mahals, or parganas , lay partly or entirely in the area covered by the present district. The first of these was Barwar-Anjana, a vast mahal that was mostly covered by forest. It included the later parganas of Muhamdi, Magdapur, Atwa Piparia, Pasgawan (which has

2088-578: Is obscure, but it has many ancient ruins, and several places are associated with episodes in the Mahabharata . According to tradition, this area was once under the rule of the Lunar race of Hastinapur . The village of Balmiar-Barkhar, near Muhamdi, is popularly identified as the capital of the ancient Virata Kingdom , although this is more commonly located in Rajasthan . Kundalpur , near Khairigarh,

2175-539: Is roughly triangular in shape, the flattened apex pointing north. The district is located at about the height of 147 meters above sea level. Lakhimpur Kheri is bounded on the north by the river Mohan, separating it from Nepal; on the east by the Kauriala river (branch of the Ghaghara ), separating it from Bahraich ; on the south by Sitapur and Hardoi ; and on the west by Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur . The climate

2262-538: Is said to be where Krishna carried off Rukmini , and Kheri itself is held to be where Kshemakarna performed the sacrifice to drive out the Nagas. ( Ahar , in Bulandshahr district , is also popularly identified as the site of both episodes.) One of the earliest known finds in the district is a stone horse of the 4th-century king Samudra Gupta (the fragmentary inscription mentions his name), which formerly stood in

2349-553: Is swathed by the Shahjahanpur. The western limit touches the limits of Bareilly . According to the Central Statistical Organisation , the district Pilibhit had an area of 3504 km on 1 September 2007, occupying 46th position in the state and the total area of the Pilibhit city is 68.76 km. Pilibhit city, with 2365.11 people per square kilometre, is more densely populated than the rest of

2436-459: Is the main canal of the district, the others being its branches. The total length of canals in the district is 138 km. Apart from the canal system, the district also has a few water bodies, which are being used for agriculture purposes. National Highway No. 74 runs through the district connecting Haridwar to Bareilly via Kichha , Kashipur and Nagina city. The district Pilibhit also has several places of religious importance in or around

2523-686: The Awadh region. It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Wheat, rice, maize, barley, and pulses are the major food crops. Recently farmers have started menthol mint farming in the district, as being the Terai region it is ideal for mint cultivation Sugar is mainly produced by most of the farmers. Sugar-cane and oilseeds are

2610-696: The Ganges River , is from a small lake, Gomat Taal , situated in Madhotanda in the Puranpur Tehsil region. Pilibhit city also has a few water bodies in its limits, one being on Tanakpur road in front of the Dramond college gate, another being at the Chauraha degree college. Every year during winter, the Chauraha water body attracts thousands of migratory birds . The main source of water in

2697-506: The Gorkha Kingdom of Nepal . The freedom fighter Maulana Inayatullah, from Pilibhit, voluntarily hosted the exiled Queen of Avadh , Begum Hazrat Mahal , who reached Nepal in late 1859. 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. Pilibhit lies between

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2784-530: The Himalayas , Pilibhit consists entirely of a level plain, containing depressions but no hills and is intersected by several streams. 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. According to an estimate by the Government of India, Pilibhit has 45.23% of its population living under

2871-539: The Mohana and Suheli rivers, were included in the then North Kheri Forest Division. More areas were reserved for protection between 1867 and 1879 and added to the Division. The area of the Division was legally constituted as Reserved Forests in 1937. The Sonaripur Sanctuary, comprising 15.7 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi), was created in 1958 to specifically protect swamp deer (Cervus duvaceli duvaceli). The area

2958-567: The National Land Code , adopted in 1965. In New Zealand , towns and townships no longer exist; all land is part of either a city , which is mostly urban, or a district , which is mostly rural. Since 1979, municipalities have existed in New Zealand but are rare and not formally defined legally. As a term, however, townships are still in common usage in New Zealand, used in referring to a small town or urban community located in

3045-454: The Nawabs of Awadh , the old system of sarkars and mahals remained in use until the reign of Asaf-ud-Daula , who replaced them with chaklas . The entire area of Lakhimpur Kheri district was included in the chakla of Khairabad, which also included most of Hardoi and Sitapur districts, but at times Muhamdi formed a separate chakla, and some of the southeastern parganas were occasionally put under

3132-548: The Sarayan and Jamwari rivers. Finally, the later pargana of Kasta formed part of the large mahal of Nimkhar, which was mostly based in present-day Sitapur district. A small part of the current district was included in the sarkar of Bahraich at the time of Akbar. The mahal of Firozabad, ruled by the Tomar Rajputs, probably covered the southern part of the later Dhaurahra pargana in addition to Firozabad. It mustered

3219-532: The Sarda ; Nigohi , in modern Shahjahanpur district ; and Garh Gajana near Dewal. The Ahbans are the only other early Rajput known to have been here at an early date; they came to the region at the time of the first Muslim conquests and ruled from Pataunja in today's Sitapur district . As for the Muslims, they appear to have arrived in this district at a later date than elsewhere. There are no local traditions of

3306-561: The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) announced it would construct a major steel processing plant in Behjam, Lakhimpur. The processing unit is intended to have a capacity of 100,000 tonnes per annum and produce TMT (thermo mechanically treated) bars from input material sourced from SAIL's integrated steel plants. Completion of the construction is scheduled for 2013. Lakhimpur is also noted for manufacturing incense, largely as

3393-473: The United States , the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. The Australian National Dictionary defines a township as "a site reserved for and laid out as a town ; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development; a small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to a unit of government. Townships are governed as part of

3480-459: The United States : civil and survey. A state may have one or both types. In states that have both, the boundaries often coincide in many counties. In the first U.S. census of Puerto Rico , the population centers known as townships were referred to as " barrios ," a term first used when Puerto Rico was under Spanish colonial rule . Like townships in most U.S. states, barrios are subdivisions and function as municipalities . In Vietnam ,

3567-478: The poverty line . 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. Pilibhit forests area are

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3654-401: The 262 kilometres (163 mi) long railway track conversion is planned to be completed by 2018. The Railway Development Corporation Limited (RDCL) has been assigned to carry out the broad gauge conversion within the stipulated time frame. Temple of Gola Gokaran Nath is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The unique Frog Temple lies at Oel town, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Lakhimpur on

3741-589: The Highlands generally the term may describe a very small agrarian community . In Wales , the term "township" is used to describe a population center created by an Act of Parliament in 1539, such as the Townships in Montgomeryshire . In the United States , a township is a subdivision of a county and is usually 36 square miles (about 93 square kilometres) in area. There are two types of townships in

3828-638: The Himalayas to spend the winter months. Bird watching is common at the Banke Tal. The visit of Sir D.B. Brandis in 1860 to the area culminated in a 303 kilometres (188 mi) forest area of the present day Dudhwa National Park being brought under the control of Government in 1861 for preservation. In Kheri District all the Sal and miscellaneous forests and grasslands in Kharigarh Pargana, between

3915-597: The Muslim folk hero Ghazi Sayyid Salar Masud here, in contrast to neighboring Bahraich district , and Muslim rule was only established very gradually and was never very strongly felt. Lakhimpur Kheri was then something of a backwater, very heavily forested and barely mentioned in contemporary sources. One tradition attributes the fort of Khairigarh to Muhammad bin Tughlaq , but it is more commonly said to have been built in 1379 under Firoz Shah Tughlaq instead. Khairigarh

4002-504: The Nepal border. Languages of Lakhimpur Kheri district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 93.25% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language), 3.10% Urdu , 1.83% Punjabi and 1.36% Bhojpuri as their first language. Languages spoken here include Awadhi , a vernacular in the Hindi dialect continuum spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in

4089-656: The Philippine president. Mambukal , a hill station geographically located in Murcia, Negros Occidental , is the only legally constituted township in the Philippines, created under Republic Act No. 1964, approved in June 1957. As a term, the word "township" in the Philippines is used to refer to new developments with their own amenities, including both vertical and horizontal projects. The modern and largest townships in

4176-962: The Philippines are New Clark City with 9,450 hectares in Capas of Tarlac , Hamilo Coast with 5,900 hectares in Nasugbu of Batangas , Nuvali with 2,290 hectares in Santa Rosa of Laguna , Lancaster New City with 2,000 hectares in Kawit Imus GenTri of Cavite , Vista City with 1,500 hectares in Las Piñas Muntinlupa of Metro Manila , and Dasmariñas of Cavite, Twin Lakes with 1,149 hectares in Tagaytay of Cavite and Alviera with 1,125 hectares in Porac of Pampanga . The majority of

4263-415: The Pilibhit city. From BEK there are direct flights to Mumbai and Bangalore. Pilibhit UPSRTC Bus Depot Pilibhit UPSRTC Buses well connected with Bareilly Tanakpur Delhi Shahjahanpur Lucknow Lakhimpur Agra Mathura Gola . Pilibhit UPSRTC buses is not well connected with Rudrpur Dehradun Aligarh Lalit Hari Sugar Factory Stadium Lalit Hari Sugar Factory Stadium is mainly used for cricket . It

4350-581: The Rohila leader of the area, Hafiz Rahmat Khan , but later took its current name from a nearby village. According to a document from the British Library , 'the city Pilibhit' existed in the late 18th century (1770–1780) when Marathas invaded the Rohilkhand region. With this invasion, the Kurmi community came to this region and over time, the city Pilibhit enlarged it boundaries. Another evidence of

4437-468: The buffer zone in 1997, the present area of the tiger reserve is 884 square kilometres (341 sq mi). Distance from Lakhimpur railway station to Dudhwa is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) by road. According to the 2011 census Lakhimpur Kheri District has a population of 4,021,243 roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon . This gives it a ranking of 56th in India (out of

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4524-634: The chakla of Bahraich. In the year 1801, when Rohilkhand was ceded to the British, part of this district was included in the cession, but after the Anglo–Nepalese War of 1814-1816 it was restored to Oudh . On the annexation of Oudh in 1856 the west of the present area was formed into a district called Mohammadi and the east into Mallanpur, which also included part of Sitapur . In the Indian Rebellion of 1857 Mohammadi became one of

4611-633: The chief centres of Indian independence movement in northern Oudh . The refugees from Shahjahanpur reached Mohammadi on 2 June 1857, and two days later Mohammadi was abandoned, most of the British party were shot down on the way to Sitapur, and the survivors died or were murdered later in Lucknow. The British officials in Mallanpur, with a few who had fled from Sitapur, escaped to Nepal , where later on most of them died. Till October 1858, British officials did not make any other attempt to regain control of

4698-617: The chief non-food crops. Sugar-cane is grown and processed in this district, forming the backbone of the local economy. Some of India's second largest sugar mills are in the district. Bajaj Hindusthan Limited (BHL) sugar plant in Gola Gokarannath and Bajaj Hindusthan Limited (BHL) sugar plant in Palia Kalan are the a sugar mill unit of balrampur sugar mill in kumbhi there are three largest sugar mills in Asia. In 2008

4785-530: The city's existence is found in Nepali literature, which mentions a city named as Pilibhit, which provided shelter to the last king of the Shah dynasty , Deepa Shah, who was attacked by the Gorakha king in 1789 AD. The main crop in the district is sugarcane and there is a sugar factory in the city. According to an article published in Hindustan Times , by a 1991 estimate, 95% of India's flutes were manufactured in Pilibhit. The craftsmen were used to source its bamboo from Barak Valley in Assam . Earlier, there

4872-482: The city's growth and development compared to other cities in India. Waterlogging during floods, caused by inadequate stormwater drainage, is a frequent issue in the city . As of the 2011 India census, District Pilibhit had a population of 2,037,225. Pilibhit district is the 46th most populous Districts of Uttar Pradesh . Pilibhit City has 197,455 people. Males constitute 52.94% of the population and females 47.06%. Pilibhit has an average literacy rate of 63.58%, lower than

4959-424: The city. The Pilibhit Nagar Palika Parishad (PNPP) is the largest municipal board in the Pilibhit district , in charge of the civic and infrastructural assets of the city of Pilibhit. This municipal board was established in 1865. Municipal board Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area , that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia , Canada , Scotland , and parts of

5046-426: The connection between the ecclesiastical functions of ancient parishes and the civil administrative functions that had been introduced in these areas beginning in the 16th century. As of the 21st century, some councils, mostly in Northern England , have revived the term. In Scotland , the term is still used for some rural settlements. In parts of the Highlands and Islands , a township is a crofting settlement. In

5133-462: The current townships are near Metro Manila, which permits faster access to the capital region by road or rail transport. The former Russian Empire , Soviet Union , and Commonwealth of Independent States states is sometimes used to denote a small semi-urban, sometimes industrial, settlement and used to translate the terms поселок городского типа ( townlet ), посад ( posad ), местечко ( mestechko , from Polish " miasteczko ",

5220-625: The different branches of the Sharda canal system, namely, the Daryabad branch, the Barabanki branch, the Haidergarh branch, the Rae Bareli branch and the Purva branch. SSP provides protective canal irrigation for cultivable area of 2 m ha to lakhs of farmers in 150 development blocks of 16 districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The project was commissioned in 1974, and completed in 2000 with an estimated cost of 1300 crore rupees( ₹ 13,00,00,00,000). Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Lakhimpur Kheri has two core areas, Dudhwa National Park and Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary , which were merged in 1987. Dudhwa National Park

5307-426: The district is the groundwater and the canals. District Pilibhit is swathed by a big net of canals. The district has six main feeders or canals, which run through almost 138  km in the district. The northeastern boundary of the reserve is the Sharda River (Nepali: Mahakali River) which defines the Indo-Nepal border, while the southwest boundary is marked by the River Sharda and the River Ghaghara . The reserve has

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5394-452: The district, which has 469.51 people per km. The area has diverse features, and topographically may be divided into several distinct tracts. In the north and north-west, the tract is a continuation of the Terai. The southern portion of the Bisalpur tehsil is similar in most respect to the adjacent tract of Bareilly and Shahjahanpur. The eastern and smaller section approximates rather to undeveloped forest areas of Lakhimpur Kheri, though with

5481-413: The district. A main gurudwara of the Sikh community is located in Nanakmatta town around 46 km from the city. Pilibhit Junction railway station Pilibhit Junction railway station is well connected with Bareilly Tanakpur Shahjahanpur Mailani . It is not connected with many neighbouring cities like Agra, Kanpur, Jaipur, Rampur, Dehradun etc. The [ Bareilly airport ] (BEK) is only 40 km away from

5568-452: The district. By the end of 1858 British officials regained the control and the headquarters of the single district then formed were moved to Lakhlmpur shortly afterwards. The district is within the Terai lowlands at the base of the Himalayas, with several rivers and lush green vegetation. Situated between 27.6° and 28.6° north latitude and 80.34° and 81.30° east longitudes, and about 7,680 square kilometres (2,970 sq mi) in area, it

5655-401: The end of February. The day temperature hovers around 14 °C (57 °F) while night temperature is below 7 °C (45 °F) for most of December and January, often dropping to 3 °C (37 °F) or 4 °C (39 °F). Rain is very expected in February. Reported climatic variations: According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India , Pilibhit was once known as Hafizabad after

5742-473: The fourth level of the city. In Jersey , township is a redundant term, as the only surviving local government level at present are the 12 parishes of the island. In Malaysia , townships are found at the third level of the administrative hierarchy , is a subdivision of a daerah ( district or county ) or autonomous sub-district ( daerah kecil ), while above kampung ( village ) and taman (residential neighbourhood) as defined in

5829-438: The great-grandson of the original grantee, was "entrusted with the management of Barwar" after the death of the former Bachhil ruler there. He then built a large fort at Barwar, and he greatly expanded his territory during the reign of Aurangzeb before dying in 1683. Some of the Rajput States of the district estd. before Mughal era were Isanagar, Jhandi and Lakhahi . Oel and Singahi were established in Mughal era. Under

5916-411: The later pargana of the same name, it included the area that would later become the Nighasan and Palia parganas, as well as the northern half of Dhaurahra. The Ain-i-Akbari calls Khairigarh one of the most important forts in Hindustan, and the landowners in this mahal consisted of various Rajput clans: Bais , Bisen's, and Bachhils, as well as an unknown group called "Kahanah". In the southern part of

6003-417: The namesake village of Barwar ), and Aurangabad, as well as Ahmadnagar and Pindarwa in modern Hardoi district . Barwar-Anjana remained a single territorial unit until the time of Ibadullah Khan, who ruled as Raja of Muhamdi in the early 1700s. In the Ain-i-Akbari , this mahal is described as being ruled by Brahmins and Rajputs (although which clan is not specified), mustering an infantry force of 1,000 and

6090-418: The national average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 73.46%, and female literacy is 52.43%. In Pilibhit, 14.58% of the population is under 6 years of age. Studies reveal that the poverty level in the district is associated with the social identity, source of livelihood, landless and level of education of the head of the household. Education is a crucial instrument for raising income levels of people and moving out of

6177-606: The nearest big town, and then reloaded onto narrow gauge to come into Pilibhit. Pilibhit has one local Radio Station (Akashwani) at 100.1  MHz but it also receives Bareilly's FM signals of following Radio providers: The Hindi daily newspapers include Dainik Jagran , Amar Ujala , and The Hindustan . Prominent English dailies like The Times of India , The Hindustan Times and Indian Express have fewer readers. Among lesser-known Hindi papers are Swatantra Bharat , Rashtriya Sahara , and Jansatta . The Hindi newspapers Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala have their offices in

6264-452: The only national park in Uttar Pradesh. They are home to many rare and endangered species including 65+ Tigers , leopards , swamp deer , hispid hares and Bengal florican Etymologically Lakhimpur was known as Luxmipur . Kheri is a town 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Lakhimpur. Theory suggests that the name derives from the khair trees that once covered large tracts in the area. The early history of Lakhimpur Kheri district

6351-412: The parallels of 28°64' and 29°53' north latitude and the meridians of 79°57' and 81°37' east longitude covering an area of 68.76 km. The north side of Pilibhit is bordered by Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand state and by the territory of Nepal. Shahjahanpur lies on the south side Pilibhit. The east of Pilibhit is flanked for a short distance by Lakhimpur Kheri and the remaining distance

6438-410: The present-day district was the mahal of Paila , which was smaller at that point than it would later become; it was ruled by the Ahbans. The mahal of Kheri included the later pargana of Srinagar along with most of Kheri pargana. Kheri itself had a fort made of burnt brick. The remaining part of Kheri pargana was then part of the small mahal of Basara, which consisted of the southwestern corner between

6525-403: The spread of cultivation the dissimilarity between Puranpur and the rest of the area is gradually becoming less marked. There are 1216 villages within Pilibhit's limits, of which 982 are electrified. The area has more than ten small to medium-sized rivers and nine small to medium-sized water bodies. The origin of river Gomti , Gumti or Gomati ( Hindi : गोमती ), which is a tributary of

6612-403: The term "township" is no longer in official use, but still maintains some meaning, typically used to describe subdivisions of large parishes for administrative purposes. This definition became legally obsolete at the end of the 19th century when local government reform converted many townships that had been subdivisions of ancient parishes into the newer civil parishes , which formally separated

6699-623: The vicious circle of poverty. A study done by Delhi -based NGO, Nav Bharat Nirman indicates a strong correlation between educational attainment and poverty levels among various social classes in the district. The incidence of poverty is much higher among scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) households in Pilibhit. Nearly 60 percent of SC households were below the poverty line in Pilibhit in 1999–2000. However, this proportion came down to 45.23 percent in 2007–08. Pilibhit experiences winter from November to February. It experiences pleasant windy days, clear skies and cool nights from November to

6786-494: The west, Hussaini Darwaza at the east, Jahanabadi Darwaza at the north and Dakhini Darwaza at the south. Because of a lack of proper maintenance, all the gates have been lost; only their ruins remain. He also constructed a Jama Masjid in Pilibhit. The last king of the Shah dynasty of Doti , Nepal , Prithvipati Shah, was sheltered in Pilibhit by the ruler of Rampur State Faizullah Khan in 1789 AD, after being attacked by

6873-442: The year during the lean season; but it indents on Sharda supplies during the monsoon between July and October when the Karnali carries a lot of silt. The SSP aims at irrigating culturable command area (CCA) of 16,770 km with 70 per cent irrigation intensity. The 258.80 kilometres (160.81 mi) long feeder channel of SSP takes off from the right bank of Sharda Barrage with discharge of 650 m /s. Supplies are then fed into

6960-618: Was a buffer zone. The area was established in 1958 as a wildlife sanctuary. On 1 February 1977 wildlife sanctuary became a national park and after 11 years in 1988 it was established as a tiger reserve. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve lies on the India-Nepal border in the foothills of the Himalaya. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve was created in 1987–88 comprising Dudhwa National Park and Kishanpur Sanctuary (227 square kilometres (88 sq mi)). With an addition of 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi) to

7047-484: Was also known as Bansuri Nagari – the land of flutes, for making and exporting roughly 95% of India's flutes. 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. Though separated only by a short distance from the outer ranges of

7134-453: Was an unbroken narrow-gauge line running from Silchar , in Assam, via Bihar , and into Pilibhit. On this line, 60-strong bundles of bamboo, each stalk 10  ft long, used to make their way to Pilibhit, but around 15 years ago, sections of that line were removed. Now, the bamboo has to travel on the narrow gauge from Silchar to Jiribum, then shift onto a broad-gauge line to travel to Bareilly,

7221-663: Was completed as per Railway Budget 2011–12 with a mention that work will be up done in the 12th Plan. Foundation stone was laid in Kheri on 2 February 2013 for broad gauge conversion of the Aishbagh to Pilibhit via Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri track by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury , the then Minister of State for Railways along with Zafar Naqvi and Jitin Prasad. The centre government in 2013 allocated 927 crore rupees ( ₹ 9,27,00,00,000) for broad gauge conversion from Aishbagh to Pilibhit. Work on

7308-484: Was established in 1931. It has a matting type of pitch. This stadium had hosted a few Ranji trophy cricket matches in the early 1980s. Lalit Hari sugar factory stadium is located in the Shri Lalit Hari sugar mill compound. Gandhi Stadium This stadium is under control of Government . This stadium is mainly used for Hockey , Football , and Karate Training . This stadium is located on Gandhi Road so it

7395-456: Was one of several forts constructed along the northern frontier, on the north bank of the Sarju , in order to protect the lowlands against incursions from Doti and Nepal . However, these forts were supposedly abandoned shortly after completion and remained so for centuries. At some point, the city of Khairabad (in today's Sitapur district) became a seat of Muslim government, but exactly when

7482-611: Was supposedly once ruled by the Pasis , although no traces of this remain today. Most of the cultivated areas in the district have been historically ruled by Rajputs and Muslims instead. The earliest Rajput clan known in the area are the Bachhil, who are described as rulers in an inscription at Dewal (in Pilibhit district ) dated to 992 CE. The Bachhils probably ruled over the northern and western parts of Lakhimpur Kheri district, and they had strongholds at Barkhar, near Muhamdi; Kamp, on

7569-534: Was too small and was later enlarged to 212 square kilometres (82 sq mi) and renamed as Dudhwa Sanctuary in 1968. Later, more area was added to the Sanctuary and in 1977, it was declared Dudhwa National Park. The total area of the Park was 616 square kilometres (238 sq mi) of which 490 square kilometres (190 sq mi) was the core zone and the balance of 124 square kilometres (48 sq mi)

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