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Khalilabad, India

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Country
  
District
  
Demonym(s)
  
Khalilabadi

Elevation
  
69 m

Local time
  
Monday 4:36 AM

State
  
Established
  
Jun 1860

Area
  
1,659 km²

Population
  
47,847 (2011)

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Founded by
  
Khalilur rahaman (Representative of Aurangzeb Mughal emperor in this area at that time)

Weather
  
14°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 54% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
Aadrsh Nagar, Pathan Tola East, Gola Bazar, Motinagar

Khalilabad (Hindi: खलीलाबाद, Urdu: خلیل آباد‎) is a city and a municipal board in Sant Kabir Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the district headquarters of Sant Kabir Nagar district.

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Map of Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh 272175

Climate

The climate of the district is more equable than the adjoining districts to the south.The year may be divided into four seasons. The winter season, from mid-November to February is followed by the summer season lasting till about the middle of June. The period from mid-June to the end of September constitutes the south-west Monsoon season. October to mid-November is the post Monsoon or transition period.

Rainfall  :- The average annual rainfall in the district is 1166 mm.

Temperature :- During the winter seasons the mean minimum temperature is about 9 degree Celsius and mean maximum 23 degree Celsius while during the summer seasons the minimum is about 25 degree Celsius and mean maximum is about 44 degree Celsius.

Humidity  :- In the south-west mansoon and the post mansoon seasons the relative humidity is high, being above 70 percent. Thereafter the humidity decreases and in the summer air is very dry.

Cloudiness  :-During the mansoon season, and for brief spells of a day or two in association with passing disturbances in winter, heavily clouded or overcast skies prevail. In the rest of the year the skies are mostly clear or lightly clouded.

Winds  :- Winds are in general very light with a slight increase in force the late summer and mansoon seasons. The average annual wind blow in the district is ranging from 2 to 7.1 km/hrs.

Geography

Khalilabad lies on the Faizabad-Gorakhpur road and is around 36 km west of Gorakhpur and 36 km east of Basti. This is the center point of Gorakhpur and Basti. The place got its name from its founder, Qazi Khailil-ur-Rahman, who was appointed chakladar of Gorakhpur about 1860 AD.

Khalilabad

Khalilabad lies in Lat. 26 47'N. and Long. 83 4' E., on the road from Faizabad to Gorakhpur. It is the headquarters of this new district Sant Kabir Nagar. The town is small but has a history which can be traced back to Mughal emperors. The place derives its name from its founder, Qazi Khailil-ur-Rahman, who was appointed chakladar of Gorakhpur about 1860.

At present this place is more famous for its handloom cloth market, popularly known as Bardahia Bazar. The tehsil building, situated to the south of the road to Gorakhpur, is an imposing structure created after the first freedom struggle in 1857 in which the place was sacked.

Degree colleges

  • Heeralal Ramnivas Post Graduate College
  • Govt. Mahila Degree College
  • Smt. Prabha devi Mahavidyalaya
  • G.P.S. Mahavidyalaya
  • Businesses

  • Final Cut Entertainment
  • Cinema & Entertainment

    There was 3 Cinema Halls in Khalilabad. But 2 of the Cinema Halls closed due to some economical problems. Moti Picture Hall (closed), Sanjay Theatre (closed), Madhukunj Chitra Mandir (running).

    Transport

    Nearest airport is at Gorakhpur. Khalilabad Railway Station is on the Gorakhpur- Lucknow line. National Highway 27 passes through Khalilabad. NH 28A is passes on Khalilabad

    Notable Residents

  • Rashid Ansari, Art Director, Short Film Maker.
  • Shubham Pathak, STE DRDO
  • Saiyed Mohammad Yasir, Software Engineer.
  • Demographics

    In 2011, Khalilabad had population of 1,586,652 of which male and female were 869,56 and 845,527 respectively. In 2001 census, Khalilabad had a population of 1,220,226 of which males were 709,465 and remaining 600,761 were females.

    References

    Khalilabad, India Wikipedia


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