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 emeror Jahangeer.
Demographics
As
2001 Census of India
The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 18 ...
,
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.
References
{{Commons category, Bows (archery), Bows
Cities and towns in Shahjahanpur district