Jalalpur
Jalalpur is a town and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the India state of Uttar Pradesh. [2]
Jalalpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jalalpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.30°N 82.75°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ambedkar Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Board |
| Area | |
| • Total | 512.20 km2 (197.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 31,972 |
| • Rank | 36 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 224149 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-45 |
| Website | ambedkarnagar |
Geography
Jalalpur is located at 25.85°N 79.82°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387 ft).
The city is directly connected to Azamgarh, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Rajesultanpur, Varansi, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Kanpur by private bus.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[4] Jalalpur had a population of 29,634. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jalalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jalalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people
- Anwar Jalalpuri, a Urdu poet who translated the Geeta in the Urdu language entitled "Urdu Shairi Mein Geeta". Also worked in the film, Dedh Ishqiya.[5]
References
- "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Assessment of Consumption Practices of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) in the Villages of Jalalpur Block, District AmbedkarNagar (Uttar Pradesh) India" (PDF). Google Scholar. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jalalpur
- "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.
- Sharma, Ashutosh (2 January 2018). "Urdu mushairas lose sheen with the passing of Anwar Jalalpuri". Jalalpur. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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