Palia Kalan is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur Kheri district in the India

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Dudhwa National Park, home to Rhinos, Tigers, countless animal species, birds, insects, reptiles etc. is adjacent to the town. The main occupation is farming (cane etc.) and also houses the Bajaj Industries Private Limited Sugar production plant—the second largest sugar production unit in Asia. The river Sharda flows close to the town.

Palia is situated close to the Nepal border, with the Nepalese town of Dhangari around 25 km by road.

It is about 12 hours from the National Capital Delhi by road and roughly the same by train. Can be reached from Lucknow by metre gauge

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train. The travelling time is approx. 5 hours. It is a quick growing town of prosperous and rich Sikh's farmers.