Bijnor
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Bijnor | ||
| Sub-district : | Bijnor | ||
| Location : | 29 ° 22 ′ N , 78 ° 8 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 236 m | ||
| Residents : | 93,297 (2011) | ||
| Website : | www.bijnornagarpalika.in | ||
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Bijnor ( Hindi बिजनौर Bijanaur ; Urdu : بجنور) is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .
Bijnor is located in the north Indian plain 60 km northeast of Meerut . The Ganges flows south 7 km west of the city. The first mountain ranges of the Siwaliks rise 50 km north of the city . The city is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . Bijnor is located on the national highway NH 119 (Meerut - Srinagar (Uttarakhand) ).
As a city, Bijnor has the status of Nagar Palika Parishad . The city is divided into 25 wards . At the 2011 census, Bijnor had 93,297 inhabitants.
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