Bulandshahr

Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Bulandshahr
Left to right, top to bottom: Garden Gate, Mahatma Gandhi bust (Malika park), Bathing ghat, Nahar (Canal), Kala Aam, Exhibition grounds, Kali Nadi bridge and MiG-27 fighter aircraft at Veteran's Air Force School in Ganganagar
Bulandshahr
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr (India)
Coordinates: 28°24′25″N 77°50′59″E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBulandshahr
Founded byKing Ahibaran
Area
  Total72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total235,310
  Density788/km2 (2,040/sq mi)
Language
  OfficialHindi
  Additional officialUrdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
203001
Telephone code91 (5732)
Vehicle registrationUP-13
Sex ratio1.892 /
Websitebulandshahar.nic.in

It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Government of India, the district Bulandshahr is one of the Minority Concentrated Districts of India on the basis of the 2011 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.

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