Tilhar

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Tilhar
City
Tilhar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27.98°N 79.73°E / 27.98; 79.73
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shahjahanpur
Founded by	Tilakraj
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Nagar Palika
Area
• Total	20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
• Rank	1
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	52,909
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
242307	242307
Vehicle registration	UP27
Website	Website

Villages

• Banthra

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census of India,^[4] 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.

Religions in Tilhar
Religion			Percent
Hindus			58%
Muslims			41%
Jains			0.5%
Others†			0.5%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).