Pilibanga Explained

Pilibanga
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:29.4888°N 74.0748°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hanumangarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:37,288
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:335803
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01508

Pilibanga (also spelt as Pilibangan) is a town and a municipality in Hanumangarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Geography

Pilibanga is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 173m (568feet).

Demographics

India census,[3] Pilibanga had a population of 33,607. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pilibanga has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 48%. In Pilibanga, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Auto rickshaws And Cycle rickshaws are majorly used for internal transport.

Pilibangan is well connected with road and is linked directly to Delhi, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Sikar, Karnal, Haridwar, Bathinda, Ambala, Jodhpur and many other cities. Nation Highway 15 passes through Pilibangan. Pilibangan has daily train services to Delhi via Bhatinda, Ahmedabad via Jodhpur and Jaipur via Bikaner.

Nearest Airport to Pilibangan is 145 KM away in Bhatinda which as direct flight to New Delhi operated by Alliance Air (India).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India Search details . censusindia.gov.in. 10 May 2015.
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Pilibangan.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pilibangan
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.