Pilibhit

Pilibhit

India
      city, north-central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is located northeast of Bareilly, on a tributary of the Ramganga River. Pilibhit is a rail junction and is linked with Bareilly by road. Sugar processing is the largest industry, and there is an active trade in agricultural products, both locally and with Nepal. On the city's western outskirts is a large 18th-century mosque built by Ḥāfiz Raḥmāt Khan, the city's founder. Rice, wheat, gram (chickpeas), barley, and sugarcane are grown in the surrounding region. Pop. (2001) 124,245.

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