Tilhar

Tilhar is a city and very old tehsil of Uttar Pradesh, and municipal board of the Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a constituency of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. As the city was also known to supply bows to Mughul armies, Tilhar was also known as Kamaan Nagar during the reign of emperor Jahangeer.

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)
• 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

As 2001 Census of India, Tilhar had a population of 52,909, out of which 27,667 are males and 25,242 are females. Tilhar has an average literacy rate of 50.77%, below the state average of 67.68%; male literacy is 55.53%, and female literacy is 45.63%. In Tilhar, 14% of the population is under 0 — 6 years of age.

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%).