| Tilhar | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.98°N 79.73°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shahjahanpur |
| Founder: | Tilakraj |
| Government Type: | Municipal corporation |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Palika |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 1 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.89 |
| Elevation M: | 152 |
| Population Total: | 52909 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | 242307 |
| Postal Code: | 242307 |
| Registration Plate: | UP27 |
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.[2] 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 emperor Jahangeer.[3]
As 2001 Census of India,[4] 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.