Jhusi
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Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in
The place is also noted for being one of the Neolithic sites, that provides one of the earliest evidence of farming in South Asia.[3]
Geography
Jhusi has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 ft). It is the biggest town area in Prayagraj district. It is located on the banks of Ganges River just like Naini it is also a twin city to Prayagraj: It is connected to main city by Lal Bahudar Shastri Bridge. Jhusi has avas vikas colony yojna 2 and 3, there is 10000 houses in avas vikas colony. And jhusi has many other private colonies. Circle rate of jhusi 10500.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Jhusi had a population of 33,901 including the populations of Jhusi nagar panchayat and Jhusi Kohna census town, 13,878 and 20,023 respectively.[4][5]
History
Archeological site near the confluence of the Ganges and
Prayag's past buried at Jhusi
The historian Dr. D. P. states it once belonged to the rulers of Mauryan, Shunga, Kushana and Gupta period, the ancient Pratisthana has lost its identity to the modernity of Jhusi. The only evidence related to this historical fact is still visible in the shape of high mounds in Jhusi. Surprisingly, these high mounds have further added to the significance of the city as the articles excavated from here belong to the sixth century BC and antiquities belonging to five cultural phases ranging from chalcolithic to early medieval period have been found here. As per the historians and the pre NBP ware deposit the site of
There was a conflagration which completed the destruction of the city and the ruins went by the name of Jhulsi, a burnt town, from the Hindi root jhulasna. It is also said that the town was destroyed in an earthquake in 1359 CE as a result of the invocations of saint Maqdoom Shah Taqiuddin, whose tomb lies on one side of the fortress. Dubey states these traditions and the etymological meaning of the name Jhusi possibly indicate to the destruction and burning of the site by the Muslim invaders in the thirteenth century C.E. He adds that traditions relating to the scattering of Brahmana and Kshatriya clans abandoning their homes in Jhusi and emigrating to distant places during the medieval period lend colour to this theory.[8]
There is also the historical and sacred Samudrakoop here, which has its own story. "It is known as Samudrakoop since it belongs to the period of Samudragupta. In fact five such wells are found in Ujjain, Mathura, Prayag (Allahabad), Varanasi and Patalpur. It was dumped with garbage once but the efforts of a sage Dayaram brought its historical importance to limelight." Research on lost heritage of Allahabad under Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) suggests that the site is slowly losing its identity on account of continuous erosion of Ganges river. "The high mound, which belong to Kushana period, has few bricks exposed right now".[citation needed]
Schools, colleges and institutes
- Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute
- Harish-Chandra Research Institute
- DR Singh Convent School, Poore Surdas, New Jhunsi
Centre academy higher secondary school and central academy school for little student. New RSJ public school. UD inter college.nayay nagar public school and many other private school
References
- ^ 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 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)" (PDF). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ISBN 978-0124171893.
- ^ "Census of India: Jhusi NP". census.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Census of India: Jhusi Kohna (CT)". Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ISBN 9780199735785.
- ISBN 9781107647756.
- ^ D. B. Dubey (2001). Prayāga, the Site of Kumbha Melā: In Temporal and Traditional Space. Aryan Books International. p. 408.
External links
- Govt. website Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine