Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Vehicle registration | UP-62 |
Sex ratio | 925 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
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Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation:
History
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Jaunpur Sultanate سلطنت جونپور |
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Earliest Hindu rulers of Jaunpur were The Ahirs/Yadavs, Heerchand Yadav was the first Ahir Ruler of Jaunpur[4] Ahirs/Yadavs have built forts at Chandwak and Gopalpur villages of jaunpur[4]
It is believed that the famous temple of Chaukiya Devi was built in the glory of their clan-deity either by the Yadavs or the Bhars- but in view of the predilections of the Bhars, it seems more logical to conclude that this temple was built by the Bhars. The Bhars were non-Aryans. The worship of Shiv and Shakti was prevalent in the non-aryans. The Bhars also held some power in Jaunpur.[4]
In 1359, the city was invaded by the
During the reign of Husain Shah (1456–76), the Jaunpur army was perhaps the biggest in India, and Husain decided to attempt a conquest of Delhi. However, he was defeated on three successive attempts by
The Jaunpur Sultanate was a major center of
Although many of the Sharqi monuments were destroyed when the
Jaunpur district was annexed into British India based on the Permanent settlement of 1779, and thus was subject to the Zamindari system of land revenue collection.
During the
Present state
Jaunpur is the district headquarters. The district has 2
Geography
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Rivers
Gomti, Sai, Varuna, Pili Nadi ('yellow rivulet' or 'river'), Mayur and Basuhi are the five rivers which make its land fertile.[9][10]
Demographics
As per
Economy
GSG, GS Green Enterprise Katehari-Leduka Jaunpur was established in March 2017 by the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, under U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 to facilitate concentrated effort on Industrial development of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
In its 1st phase of activity, the authority has a fully developed growth center area on 10 acres of land, under growth center scheme of Govt. of India.
Satharia Industrial Development Authority was established in November 1989 by the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, under U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 to facilitate concentrated effort on Industrial development of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Sidhwan-Rampur Industrial Development Authority[11] has now setting its base in Rampur Nirvachan Kshetra on Jaunpur-Bhadohi Road in Mariyahu tehsil.[citation needed]
In its 1st phase of activity, the authority has a fully developed growth center area on 508 acres of land, under a growth center scheme of Govt. of India.
Virtually all kinds of industrial, commercial and social infrastructural facilities, such as medical, educational, residential, roads, transportation, drainage, telecommunication, dedicated industrial power 33/11 KV supply, post office, bank, water supply, community center, shopping center, and field hostel have been fully established and are operative.[12]
Under One District, One Product (ODOP) Scheme 2018 of the UP Govt., perfume and carpet industry have been selected for Jaunpur district.[13]
Landmarks
There are a number of tourist attractions in Jaunpur including monuments, and holy places.[7]
Monuments
- Shahi Bridge
- Shahi Quila (Jaunpur Fort)
Religious sites
- Atala Masjid
- Char Angul Mosque
- Jhanjhari Masjid
- Jama Masjid
- Lal Darwaza Masjid
- Sheetala Chaukia Dham Mandir
Transportation
Rail
Jaunpur is well-connected with all major cities of India thanks to
Road
Jaunpur is well-connected to
On 20 December 2021 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari announced new highways worth ₹1500 crore[15] that are currently under construction. They are:[citation needed]
- Jaunpur-Mariyahu-Bhadohi, 38 kilometres (24 mi)
- Machlishahr-Janghai-Bhadohi, 48 kilometres (30 mi)
- Janghai-Bhadohi Greenfield Bypass, 36 kilometres (22 mi)
Air
The nearest airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in Varanasi, which is roughly 39 km (24 mi) from the city. The other nearest airport to Jaunpur is in Prayagraj which is roughly 142 km (88 mi) away. An airport was planned to be built near Pali village of Mariyahu Tehsil in 2018 which was later cancelled.[citation needed]
Education
University
- Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, formerly Purvanchal University, is in Jaunpur. It was established in 1987 as a residential-cum-affiliating university and is named after Vir Bahadur Singh, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- Umanath Singh Autonomous State Medical College (UNS ASMC), in Siddiqpur has also been inaugurated by Prime Minister under One District One medical college during late 2021.[16]
Notable institutes
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, 21 km south from the district headquarters on Lumbini - Duddhi Road in Katghara Village near Mariahu Tehsil.
- Prasad Institute of Technology, affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
- Tilak Dhari Singh Post Graduate Degree College,[17] is in heart of the Sadar tehsil. It has stadium, parking and auditorium facilities as well.
Science and Technology (Innovation)
World's largest language speaking social and educational humanoid robot "Robot Shalu". Shalu, the world-famous robot made of waste material capable of speaking 47 languages, has been developed by a scientist and educator from Jaunpur.
Local media
Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu dailies including Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala, Hindustan, Rashtreey Sahara, Inquilab, Hausla News available in Jaunpur. Hindi and Urdu dailies also have their bureaus in the city. Almost all major Hindi TV news channel have stringers in the city. A Hindi newspaper Tarunmitra is also published from Jaunpur.[citation needed] The city also catches Radio FM waves from neighboring city Varanasi they are:
- RED FM93.5
- Radio Mirchi 98.3
- Big FM 92.7
- Vividh Bharti 100.6
Notable people
- Hasan Abidi
- Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
- Munna Bajrangi
- Banarasidas
- Ashok Bhushan
- Yadavendra Dutt Dubey
- Syed Wazir Hasan
- Majid Ali Jaunpuri, Islamic scholar
- Muhammad Jaunpuri
- Ravi Kishan
- Shailendra Yadav Lalai
- Mohammad Akram Nadwi, Islamic scholar
- Sushma Patel
- Tribhuvan Ram
- Dhananjay Singh
- Harivansh Singh
- Indu Prakash Singh
- Kripashankar Singh
- Lalji Singh
- Shakeel Ahmed Samdani
- Jagdish Sonkar
- Rajesh Vivek
- Rambhadracharya, spiritual leader
- Girish Chandra Yadav
- Jagmohan Yadav, former Director general of police of Uttar Pradesh Police
- Jawahar Yadav, politician
- Lucky Yadav, politician
- Parasnath Yadav, politician, founding member of Samajwadi Party
- Surendra Kumar Yadav, judge
References
- ^ a b "Census of India: Jaunpur (NPP)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ 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 7 December 2018.
- ^ Linguistic Survey of India (Volume 5, Issue 2 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 1968.
- ^ a b c National Informatics Centre, Ministry Of Electronics & Information Technology, Government Of India, National Informatics Centre, Ministry Of Electronics & Information Technology, Government Of India (29 February 2024). "District Jaunpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh". District Jaunpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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- ^ a b Datta, Rangan (22 April 2023). "Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh — the land of 'Shahi' forts, mosques and more". No. The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "View at Jaunpur, on the River Ganges". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. IV: 60. June 1847. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ State Water Resources Agency (September 2019). Gomti Basin Plan (PDF). Development of River Basin Assessment and Plans for All Major River Basins in Uttar Pradesh. Vol. 1. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Industrial Development Authority finds 50-acre land in Jaunpur unsuitable". The Times of India. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "About SIDA". sidajaunpur.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Perfume industry of Jaunpur bottomed out, will rise again: Rita Bahuguna". United News of India. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Sood, Jyotika (6 November 2018). "In the poll year, all roads in eastern Uttar Pradesh lead to Varanasi". Mint. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "VIDEO: Yogi Adityanath and Nitin Gadkari on Jaunpur tour today, to present new projects worth 1500 Crore". India TV News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Medical College". District Jaunpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh - India. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Siddiqui, Faiz Rahman (7 March 2017). "UP elections 2017: With 47 IAS officers to boast of, this village rues lack of development". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Further reading
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