Pehowa

Pehowa
city
Pehowa Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 29°59′N 76°35′E / 29.98°N 76.58°E / 29.98; 76.58Coordinates: 29°59′N 76°35′E / 29.98°N 76.58°E / 29.98; 76.58
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Kurukshetra
Founded by	Daljit singh
Government
• Type	democratic
Elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	33,547
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Pehowa is a city and a municipal committee in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Geography

Pehowa is located at 29°59′N 76°35′E / 29.98°N 76.58°E / 29.98; 76.58.^[1] It has an average elevation of 224 metres (734 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Pehowa had a population of 83,547. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pehowa has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 76%. In Pehowa, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Punjabi dialects are spoken in the countryside, while Hindi is the official language.

References

1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pehowa
2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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