Pilkhuwa is a town and a municipal board in Hapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

The etymology of Pilkhuwa lies in the story of an elephant named "Pil", that disappeared from Delhi state, after which the king sent his son to find it.

When the search team made a stop at the village of Pilkhuwa, people gathered around them and began saying "Pil-Khuwa", meaning "Pil is lost".

However, in the 14th century, when the Tomar Kings were defeated by the Delhi Sultanate, the Rajput population of Pilkhuwa was affected and their rule came to an end.

7000 persons employed in textile production, 2000 in cloth sheet washing, 500 in pressing machines, 500 in dyeing, 100 in kundis and 200 in stamping and design.