Jolhapur (Sagri, Azamgarh)

Jolhapur
Village
Coordinates: 26°04′05″N 83°11′02″E / 26.068°N 83.184°E / 26.068; 83.184Coordinates: 26°04′05″N 83°11′02″E / 26.068°N 83.184°E / 26.068; 83.184
Country	India
Government
• Type	Sarpanch
Area
• Total	443 ha (1,095 acres)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,086
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5.30
Pincode	276135[1]
Village code	08610700
Vehicle registration	UP-50
Sex ratio	1000/1019 ♂/♀
Website	azamgarh.nic.in

Jolhapur is a small village of 443 hectares in Sagri Tehsil in Azamgarh district in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Jolhapur depends on KANDHARA PUR, the nearest town for all major economic activities.^[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One Well supply, One tank and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Tap. Jolhapur's pin code is 276135^[4], and village code is 08610700. The area of Jolhapur is segregated as 271.2 hectares irrigated area, 38.68 hectares unirrigated area. and remaining 408.88 hectare area not available for cultivation.

Jolhapur has One post office (Jolhapur B.O). Jolhapur has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.

The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.

Demographics[edit]

Jolhapur is a census village in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The village has a total population of 8086 and has total administration over 1137 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

• Jolhapur has 1353 children, 702 boys and 651 girls.
• Scheduled caste counts for 1947 (24.08%) males constitute 1010 (12.49%) of the population and females 937 (11.59%).
• Scheduled tribe counts for 43 (0.53%) males constitute 20 (0.25%) of the population and females 23 (0.28%).

Medical facility[edit]

• Jolhapur has 3 hospitals in nearby town.

Educational institutions[edit]

As per the census 2011 report, 4881 people are literate in Jolhapur out of which 2898 are males and 1983 are females.

Jolhapur has the following educational facilities:

• 1 Education facility
• 1 Primary school
• 1 Upper primary school
• 3 Colleges in the nearby range

Employment[edit]

According to a census 2011 report, 1690 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 1514 male, 176 female with 1272 (75.27%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 1188 males and 84 females. 302 males and 18 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 353 male and 21 female agricultural labor. 418 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.

They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of KANDHARA PUR and Azamgarh to sell jaggery and make their living.

References[edit]

External link[edit]

• Official website