Jais, Amethi

Jais, also spelled Jayas, is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district (formerly in Raebareli district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Jais

Jayas
Town
Jais
Location in India
Jais
Jais (India)
Jais
Jais (Asia)
Coordinates: 26.25°N 81.53°E / 26.25; 81.53
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAmethi
Founded byHazrat Meer Imaduddin Qilchi
Elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,735[1]
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone codeSTD code 5313
Vehicle registrationUP-36

Geography

Jais is located at 26.25°N 81.53°E / 26.25; 81.53.[3] It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian census, Jais has a population of 26,735 people. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jais' literacy rate is 62.42%, lower than the national average of 67.68%. Male literacy is 70% and female literacy is 54.54%. In Jais, 13.39% of the population is under six years of age.[1]

Transport

Jais has two railway stations on the Indian Railways network: Bahadurpur and Kasimpur. The bus station is at Sultanpur-Raebareli road. The nearest airport Fursatganj Airfield is 19.3 km away, and the nearest international airport Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport is 110 km away.

Education

Institute of National Importance
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas set up the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Jais. It has been accorded "Institute of National Importance" status and a governance structure similar to that available to IITs. It admits undergraduate students from the rank list of students who have qualified JEE (Advanced) Examination.[4]

Notable people

A famous Jais poet is Malik Mohammad Jayasi, who wrote Padmavat and Akhravat. In Padmavat Jayasi expresses his deep reverence to Chishti Sufi Master Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani and his descendants.[5] Jayasi Samarak has been constructed in his memory.

An important native of modern Jais is Syed Sibtey Razi, former Governor of Jharkhand. He is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and has served in the Government of India and Uttar Pradesh in various capacities.

Leela Mishra was a film actress from Jais. She acted in many films, notably playing the role of Mausi in the Bollywood classic Sholay. Nadiya Ke Paar is her another known work.

The Oudh family of Sayyids of Jais, well known for Mujtahids of Lucknow, settled in Rae Bareli during the thirteenth century.[6]

References
  1. "Jais Nagar Palika Parishad City Population Census 2011-2020 | Uttar Pradesh".
  2. "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 11 January 2019.
  3. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jais, India". Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. "JEE Advanced 2014: List of participating institutions". Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. Love's subtle magic: An Indian Islamic Literary Tradition, 1379-1545; Oxford University Press 2012 by Aditya Behl
  6. The tribes and castes of the North Western India, Volume 4, William Crooke, Cosmo Publications, 1975
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