Khurja
Sign in to saveKhurja is a city (and a municipal board) in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 20 km from Bulandshahr and 85 km from Delhi. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics used in the country, hence it is sometimes called The Ceramics City. The city is also famous for a special sweet, known as "khurchan". thumb|Khurja pottery
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Place details
- Locality
- Khurja
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 105,909
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khurja
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bulandshahr
- Settlement.founder
- Kheshgi Dynasty of the Mughal Empire
- Settlement.leader_title
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name
- Minakshi Singh (BJP)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 142,636
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 16.7
- Elevation
- 196
- Dialing code
- 5738
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- postal code
- 203131
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Governance and Politics
- Local Governance and Wards
- Legislative Representation
- History
- Industry
- Markets and fairs
- Heritage buildings
- Khurja Super Thermal Power Project
- Khurja Logistic Park
- Transport
- Notable people
- External links
- References
Khurja is a city (and a municipal board) in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated around 20 km from Bulandshahr and 85 km from Delhi. Khurja supplies a large portion of the ceramics used in the country, hence it is sometimes called The Ceramics City. The city is also famous for a special sweet, known as "khurchan". thumb|Khurja pottery
The principal inhabitants of Khurja are the Pashtuns, mainly members from the Kheshgi Dynasty of Timur's army.
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