Jalalpur

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Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

Jalalpur

Town

Jalalpur

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°18′N 82°45′E﻿ / ﻿26.30°N 82.75°E﻿ / 26.30; 82.75
Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
Division| Ayodhya division
District| Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil| Jalalpur
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.nic.in

Jalalpur is a town, tehsil[2] and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3]

## Geography

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Jalalpur is located at 25°51′N 79°49′E﻿ / ﻿25.85°N 79.82°E﻿ / 25.85; 79.82.[4] 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

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As of 2001[update] India census,[5] 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.

Religions in Jalalpur

Religion |  | Percent
Hindus |

| 29%
Muslims |

| 70%
Jains |

| 0.2%
Others† |

| 0.7%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

## Notable people

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* Anwar Jalalpuri (1947–2018), Indian poet and writer who translated the Geeta to Urdu, entitled "Urdu Shairi Mein Geeta", also worked in the film, Dedh Ishqiya.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.
2. ^ "Tehsil | Ambedkarnagar | India". Retrieved 2 March 2021.
3. ^ "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.[dead link]
4. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jalalpur
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ Sharma, Ashutosh (2 January 2018). "Urdu mushairas lose sheen with the passing of Anwar Jalalpuri". Jalalpur. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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Ambedkar Nagar district

Cities and
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* Akbarpur
* Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
* Baskhari
* Iltifatganj
* Jalalpur
* Rajesultanpur
* Tanda

Villages|

* Aalapur
* Aannapur
* Bachuwapar
* Balrampur
* Bhaupur
* Ghughurpatti
* Hirapur
* Jahangirganj
* Katat
* Khojatpur
* Mokalpur
* Mundera
* Musepur Kalan
* Naipura
* Prithvipur
* Rajepur
* Ramnagar Mahuware
* Sekhauliya
* Sethwa
* Yarpur

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