Dibai

City in Uttar Pradesh, India

28°13′N 78°15′E / 28.22°N 78.25°E / 28.22; 78.25Country

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictBulandshahrElevation

184 m (604 ft)Population

(2001)

• Total34,853Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)PIN

203393

Telephone codeSTD code 05734

Dibai (also spelt as Debai) is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district. It is a tehsil City and also a constituency of legislative assembly in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dibai had a population of 39902 according to census 2011.

Geography

Dibai is located at 28°13′N 78°15′E / 28.22°N 78.25°E / 28.22; 78.25.^[1] It has an average elevation of 184 metres (603 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Dibai had a population of 34,853. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dibai has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58% and, female literacy is 41%. In Dibai, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notables

Intizar Hussain, eminent Urdu poet and fiction writer of Lahore, Pakistan was born in Dibai.^[3]

Hitesh Kumari, MLA from Dibai from 1985-89.

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dibai
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ Imtiaz, Saba. "Karachi Literature Festival: 'Book' your seat for this ride". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Retrieved 11 July 2012.