Jafarabad, Uttar Pradesh

Jafarabad
city
Jafarabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Jafarabad
Jafarabad (India)
Coordinates: 25°42′N 82°42′E / 25.700°N 82.700°E / 25.700; 82.700Coordinates: 25°42′N 82°42′E / 25.700°N 82.700°E / 25.700; 82.700
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Population (2001)
 • Total 8,801
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP
Website up.gov.in

Jafarabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

During British India, it was a state, in the Kathiawar agency of Bombay, forming part of the territory of the nawab of Janjira; area, 42 sq. m.; pop. (1901),12,097; estimated revenue, 4000. The town of Jafarabad (pop. 6038), situated on the estuary of a river, carries on a large coasting trade.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,[2] Jafarabad had a population of 8,801. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Jafarabad has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 48%. In Jafarabad, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jafarabad". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 125.
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.



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