Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation: [dʒɔːnpʊr] (
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 Gomti (1847)
- Jaunpurbridgecloseup
Jaunpur Jami Masjid
Jaunpur Junction
- Jaunpurstation
Lucknow-Sultanpur-Jaunpur-Varanasi is now 4 Lane
Aerial View of Main Campus of VBSPU
Ravi Kishan, a Bhojpuri film actor and Member of Parliament
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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.
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