Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation: [dʒɔːnpʊr] (13px listen) is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is about 228 km southeast of state capital Lucknow.
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| Coordinates: 25°44′N 82°41′E / 25.73°N 82.68°ECoordinates: 25°44′N 82°41′E / 25.73°N 82.68°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Founded | 1359 |
| Named for | Muhammad bin Tughlaq (nickname - Jauna Khan) |
| Government | |
| • Jaunpur (Lok Sabha constituency) | Shyam Singh Yadav (BSP) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 180,362 |
| • Density | 1,113/km2 (2,880/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-62 |
| Sex ratio | 924 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Website | http://jaunpur.nic.in |
Tahsil
District Jaunpur has 6 tashils i.e. Badlapur, Jaunpur (Sadar), Kerakat, Machhli Shahar,Mariyahu, Shahganj[3]
Rivers
There are 6 rivers in Jaunpur, Gomti, Sai, Varuna, Pili Nadi ('yellow rivulet' or 'river'), Mayur and Basuhi
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh Media
Silver Coin of Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur
The War Elephants Citranand and Udiya Collide in Battle
- View at Juanpore, on the River Ganges (IV, June 1847, p.60) - Copy.jpg
View at Juanpore, on the River Gomti (1847)
- Jaunpurbridge closeup.jpg
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- Jaunpur Jami Masjid 3.jpg
Jaunpur Jami Masjid
- Jaunpur Junction Electrified.jpg
Jaunpur Junction
- Jaunpur station.jpg
- Jaunpurstation
- Gujarat India 4 lane state highway.jpg
Lucknow-Sultanpur-Jaunpur-Varanasi is now 4 Lane
- Aerial View of Main Campus.jpg
Aerial View of Main Campus of VBSPU
- Ravi Kishan celebrates his 44th birthday.jpg
Ravi Kishan, a Bhojpuri film actor and Member of Parliament
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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 7 December 2018.
- ↑ India, Linguistic Survey of (1968). Linguistic Survey of India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 248.
- ↑ "Tehsil". jaunpur.nic.in. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
