Jahangirabad

Jahangirabad is a town in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] The town is named after emperor Jahangir, who is said to have stayed here for a couple of days. It has various holy places like Binner Devi, Dhaka Devi, Peetambra Devi. People celebrate festivals like Holi, Radha janamshtmi, Krishna Janmashtmi etc. There is a beautiful Jahangirabad Fort built right in the center of the town. Next Generations of Kunwar Tara Singh, Rajput families currently reside in the fort.

For other places with the same name, see Jahangirabad (disambiguation).

Jahangirabad
Town
Jahangirabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28.25°N 78.06°E / 28.25; 78.06
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBulandshahr
Founded byRaja Ani Rai
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total59,858
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
203394
Vehicle registrationUP-13

History

Jahangirabad was founded at the same time as Anupshahr by the same Bargujar Raja Ani Rai, who saved Emperor Jahangir’s life when he was attacked by the tiger he went out for tiger- hunting expedition. For displaying such a courage, Raja was rewarded with a grant of 84 villages in Jagir, lying on either side of the Ganges, and the title of Raja Ani Rai Sinha Dalan. Raja Ani Rai named the town after the Emperor and Jahangirabad was as a matter of fact, built first, the Raja moving its headquarters to Anupshahr at a later date. It has two government school and a government hospital. Mostly people of Jahangirabad is engaged in their shops business as it has a huge 2 km long market. The nearby college to Jahangirabad is RDPD GIRLS PG College and RDPD Institute of higher education. Jahangirabad has the second largest naveen mandi of rice and wheat of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Jahangirabad is located on Bulandshahr - Anoopshahr Road. It is 100 KM far from IGI, Delhi. Coordinate location is at 28.25°N 78.06°E / 28.25; 78.06.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Jahangirabad had a population of between 100,000 to 500,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jahangirabad has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 74.04 (2011): male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 39%.

References
  1. "Jahangirabad Location Map, Where is Jahangirabad". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jahangirabad
  3. "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.

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