City · India
Pīlibhīt
Pilibhit is a city and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-easternmost district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub-Himalayan Plateau belt next to foothills of Sivalik Range on the boundary of Nepal, known for the origin of river Gomati and one of the most forest-rich areas in North India. Pilibhit was also known as Bansuri Nagari – the land of flutes, for making and exporting roughly 95% of India's flutes.
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- Population: 131,008.
- Known for: origin of river Gomati, one of the most forest-rich areas in North India.
- Area: 47 sq km.
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata.