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{{About|this city in India |Not be confused |Palia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Palia Kalan
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Sach52.jpg
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| image_caption = Forest near Palia Kalan
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Lakhimpur Kheri District|Lakhimpur Kheri]]
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| government_type = Chairman
| governing_body = Nagar Palika Parishad
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| population_total = 41,126
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'''Palia Kalan''' is a city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Lakhimpur Kheri district]] in the [[India]]n
[[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Map of Palia Kalan, Nighasan, Kheri, Uttar Pradesh|url=https://m.mapsofindia.com/villages/uttar-pradesh/kheri/nighasan/palia-kalan.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 September 2020|website=m.mapsofindia.com}}</ref>

It is also home to [[Dudhwa National Park]], a wildlife park that boasts of rhinos, tigers, wild tuskers, the rare barking deer and many migratory birds. The [[flora]] and [[fauna]] is that of a typical marsh town, small lakes, elephant grass, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|last=IANS|first=|date=|title=Rare orchid plant found in Dudhwa National Park|url=https://telanganatoday.com/rare-orchid-plant-found-in-dudhwa-national-park|url-status=live|access-date=17 September 2020|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The [[Sharda River|river Sharda]] flows close to the town. Palia is situated close to the Nepal border, with the Nepalese town of [[Dhangadhi]] around {{cvt|35|km}} by road. Palia shares its boundaries with Mailani, Bhira, Khutar and Shahjahapur.

The [[Dudhwa National Park|Dudwa National Park]] is just {{cvt|12|km}} away from it. It have good 3 star Hotels with a full high class facility

==Economy==
Palia is a quick growing town of prosperous and rich [[Sikh]] farmers and also filled with rich Marvadis. And the main occupation is farming. Industries include Kapoor Beverage (first Packaged Drinking Water Plant in the district and near by, with a plant capacity of 50,000 liters a day), with brand name Hydr8 Aqua and the oldest water suppliers Triveni. [[Bajaj Hindusthan]] Limited (BHL) sugar plant, distillery and an eco-friendly plywood production unit. The sugar production plant is second largest sugar production unit in Asia and the plywood production plant is only second plant in the world which produces plywood with bio-gas. [[Bajaj Hindusthan]] Limited (BHL) sugar plant with a cane crushing capacity of 1400 TCD was set up in 1972 at Palia Kalan, a large cane supplying centre at a distance of about {{cvt|75|km}} from Bajaj's first sugar plant in [[Gola Gokarannath]]. The objective of this new Unit was primarily to help the cane growers of the area supply their produce to the new location closer to their fields, thereby cutting down on transportation costs. The capacity was subsequently increased in stages to reach the present 11,000 TCD.{{clarify|date=September 2018}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|alt=As of the [[2011 Indian census]]|2011|}}, the total population of Palia Kalan was 41,126.
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Palia
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|70}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|29}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|0.5}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.5}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.2%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.2%).</small>
}}

== Transport ==
Palia is connected to [[Lucknow]] through [[List of state highways in Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh State Highway 25]] [[Uttar Pradesh State Highway 25| (UP SH 25) Palia - Lucknow Marg]].<ref>[[Lakhimpur Kheri District#cite note-31]]</ref>

[[Lakhimpur Kheri Airport]] (also known as 'Palia Airport') is situated near [[Dudhwa National Park]] at Palia Kalan in [[Lakhimpur Kheri]]. It is not operational and is at a distance of {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Lakhimpur City, and approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Palia. This airstrip is for emergencies but it is usually used by politicians during an election period. Palia has been greatly affected by floods from the last few years.{{clarify|date=September 2018}}

The town is connected through a [[metre-gauge railway]]. It is currently undergoing construction to broaden the gauge.

==See also==
* [[Kheri (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Dudhwa National Park]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://kheri.nic.in Government website]

{{Lakhimpur Kheri district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Lakhimpur Kheri district]]

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