Nigohi, Shahjahanpur

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Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
PIN
242407
Nigohi
Town
Nigohi is located in Uttar Pradesh
Nigohi
Nigohi
Nigohi is located in India
Nigohi
Nigohi
Coordinates: 28°06′07″N 79°52′14″E / 28.10194°N 79.87056°E / 28.10194; 79.87056
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictShahjahanpur
TehsilTilhar
Government
  TypeSarpanch
Area
  Total
4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
18,523
  Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
242407

Nigohi is a town in Tilhar Tehsil, Shahjahanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the northern part of Shahjahanpur District, about 25 kilometres north of the district capital Shahjahanpur, and 20 kilometres northeast of the tehsil capital Tilhar. In the year 2011, the town has a population of 18,523.[1]

According to Paul Whalley, the name Nigohī represents a contracted form of nyagrodha, a nickname for the banyan tree.[2]:39

Geography

Nigohi is located on the southern bank of Kaimua River. It is bounded by the village of Patrajpur to the north, the village of Kaveerpur Sotupur to the east, the village of Mishripur to the south, and the village of Paidapur to the west. Its average elevation is 160 metres above the sea level.[3]

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