Tilhar
{{Short description|City in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tilhar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.98|N|79.73|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Shahjahanpur
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| founder = Tilakraj
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| government_type =Municipal corporation
| governing_body =Nagar Palika
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_rank = 1
| area_total_km2 = 20.89
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 152
| population_total = 52909
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes ={{Cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-uttarpradesh.php?cityid=0942203000|title = Uttar Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities and Towns – Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 242307
| postal_code = 242307
| registration_plate = UP27
| website ={{Official website|http://www.tilharnpp.in/dynamic/WebControlPanel/English/Frm_Overview.aspx|name=Website}}
| footnotes =
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Tilhar is a city and a very old tehsil of Uttar Pradesh, as well as the municipal board of the Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web |title=Villages in Tilhar Tehsil , Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh ,it is also famous for lauj sweet which is made from milk |url=https://m.mapsofindia.com/villages/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/tilhar/ |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=m.mapsofindia.com}} It is also a constituency of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. The city was also known for supplying bows to Mughul armies, and Tilhar was referred to as Kamaan Nagar during the reign of emperor Jahangeer.{{Cite web|author= |date=2025 |title=How to get to Tilhar |url=https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Tilhar|access-date=2025-01-05|website=Rome2Rio|language=en}}
Villages
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census of India,{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-uttarpradesh.php?cityid=0942203000|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Tilhar had a population of 52,909: 27,667 males and 25,242 females. Tilhar had an average literacy rate of 50.77%, which was below the state average of 67.68%. Male literacy stood at 55.53%, while female literacy was at 45.63%. 14% of the population was aged 0–6 years.{{bar box
|title=Religions in Tilhar
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|left1=Religion
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{{bar percent|Hindus|orange|58}}
{{bar percent|Muslims|green|41}}
{{bar percent|Jains|pink|0.5}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.5}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).
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References
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{{Shahjahanpur district}}
{{Historical regions of Rohilkhand}}
{{Archery}}
{{Commons category|Bows (archery)|Bows}}