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.
Afzalgarh | |
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Coordinates: 29.393°N 78.674°E / 29.393; 78.674 | |
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State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Bijnor |
Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 24,954 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 246722 |
Telephone code | 01343 |
Vehicle registration | UP 20 |
Website | up |
Afzalgarh is located at 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]
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]
As of 2001[update] 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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