Jhalu is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in Bijnor district in the

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n state of

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Geography

Jhalu is located at . It has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Jhalu had a population of 18,701. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jhalu has an average literacy rate of 76%, now above than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 38%. In Jhalu, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Cities and towns in Bijnor district {{Bijnor-geo-stub