Khalilabad, India
| Khalilabad KLD | |
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Logo by Rashid Ansari | |
  Khalilabad Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°47′N 83°04′E / 26.78°N 83.07°ECoordinates: 26°47′N 83°04′E / 26.78°N 83.07°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Sant Kabir Nagar |
| Established | Jun 1860 |
| Founded by | Khalilur rahaman (Representative of Aurangzeb Mughal emperor in this area at that time) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,659.15 km2 (640.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47,847 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Khalilabadi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 272175 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-58 |
| Website | http://sknagar.nic.in/ |
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.
Geography
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 in 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.
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.
River system and water resources
The Ami The Ami is the chief tributary of the Rapti. The Ami is a stream which commences at a short distance from Rapti in Rasulpur and issues from a large tract of paddy land.
Lakes The lakes of the district are numerous and several of them are of considerable size. They are most commonly formed by the changes in the river channels, while in the other cases the natural depressions in which the surface of water collects, are generally due in some measure to fluvial action. The largest and the most celebrated lake in the district is the Bakhira or Badhanchh Tal, sometimes calles the Moti Jhil, which lies on the eastern borders of the district between Bakhira and Mehdawal. This lake though seldom more than two metres in depth, covers a very large area of about 12 km. long and 4 km. broad. The water in the lake is largely derived from the overflow from Rapti.
Degree colleges
- HR Post Graduate College
- Govt. Mahila Degree College
- Smt. Prabha devi Mahavidyalaya
- G.P.S. Mahavidyalaya
Transport
Nearest airport is at Gorakhpur. Khalilabad Railway Station is on the Gorakhpur- Lucknow line. National Highway 28 passes through Khalilabad.
Demographics
In 2011, Khalilabad had population of 1,586,652 of which male and female were 869,656 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.[1]