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Jaunpur
City
Jaunpur
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Founded 1359
Founded by Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Named for Muhammad bin Tughluq, whose given
name was Jauna Khan
Government
• Jaunpur (Lok Sabha Krishna Pratap (BJP)
constituency)
Area
• Total 4,038 km2 (1,559 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total 1,80,362
• Rank 43 in UP
• Density 1,113/km2 (2,880/sq mi)
Languages
• Official Hindi, Urdu
Website http://jaunpur.nic.in
Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation: [dʒɔːnpʊr] ( listen)) is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur
district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 228 km southeast of state
capital Lucknow.
Jaunpur is located to the northwest of the district of Varanasi in the eastern part of the North
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest of
the Purvanchal area in which it is located.
Contents
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1History
2Present state
3Demographics
o 3.1Religion
4Rivers of Jaunpur
5Transportation
o 5.1Rail
o 5.2Road
6Rulers
7Education
o 7.1University
o 7.2Institutes
o 7.3Schools
8Industries
o 8.1SIDA (Satharia Industrial Development Authority)
o 8.2Pepsico India Pvt. Ltd.
o 8.3Hawkins Cooker Limited
9Local Media
10Landmarks
o 10.1Monuments
o 10.2Religious Sites
11Contact
12Local products
13References
14External links
History[edit]
The Jaunpur Sultanate attained its greatest height under the younger brother of Mubarak Shah,
who ruled as Shams-ud-din Ibrahim Shah (ruled 1402-1440). To the east, his kingdom extended
to Bihar, and to the west, to Kanauj; he even marched on Delhi at one point. Under the aegis of a
Muslim holy man named Qutb al-Alam, he threatened the Sultanate of Bengal under Raja
Ganesha.[4]
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 Bahlul Khan Lodi. It is a dominant trend in modern historiography of the
period that this defeat was a cause of a large number of eunuchs in the military ranks. Finally,
under Sikandar Lodi, the Delhi Sultante was able to reconquer Jaunpur in 1493, bringing that
sultanate to an end.
The Jaunpur Sultanate was a major center of Urdu and Sufi knowledge and culture. The Sharqi
dynasty was known for its excellent communal relations between Muslimsand Hindus, perhaps
stemming from the fact that the Sharqis themselves were originally indigenous converts to Islam,
as opposed to descendants of Persians or Afghans. Jaunpur's independence came to an end in
1480, when the city was conquered by Sikander Lodhi, the Sultan of Delhi. The Sharqi kings
attempted for several years to retake the city, but ultimately failed.
Although many of the Sharqi monuments were destroyed when the Lodis took the city, several
important mosques remain, most notably the Atala Masjid, Jama Masjid (now known as the Bari
(big mosque) Masjid) and the Lal Darwaza Masjid. The Jaunpur mosques display a unique
architectural style, combining traditional Hindu and Muslim motifs with purely original elements.
The old bridge over the Gomti River in Jaunpur dates from 1564, the era of the MughalEmperor
Akbar. The Jaunpur Qila, a fortress from the Tughlaq era, also remains in good form.
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 Revolt of
1857 the Sikh troops in Jaunpur joined the Indian rebels. The district was eventually reconquered
for the British by Gurkha troops from Nepal. Jaunpur then became a district administrative
center.
Present state[edit]
Jaunpur is the district headquarters. The district has 2 Lok Sabha and 9 Vidhan
Sabha constituencies.
Demographics[edit]
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Jaunpur had population of 1,80,362 of which male and
female were 93,718 and 86,644 respectively. The literacy rate was 82.83. With a sex ratio of
1024 female per 1000 male. The district has a population density of 1,113 people per km2.[5]
Religion[edit]
See http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/150-jaunpur.html Hindi and Urdu are the main
spoken languages in Jaunpur.
See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh
Religions in Jaunpur
Religion Percent
Hindus 63%
Muslims 33%
Others† 4%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).
Rivers of Jaunpur[edit]
Gomti, Sai, Varuna, Pili, and Basuhi are the five rivers which make its land fertile.[6]
Transportation[edit]
Rail[edit]
Jaunpur is well-connected with all major cities of India thanks to Indian Railways. It has four
major railway stations: Jaunpur City Railway Station(JOP) and Jaunpur Junction(JNU), Shahganj
Junction (SHG), Janghai Junction, Kerakat railway station (KCT). Zafarabad (ZBD) also a railway
station where's many train routes are diverted i.e. Allahababd, Varanasi, Lucknow Via Sultanpur,
Lucknow via Shahgan, Ghazipur via Jaunpur junction.
Road[edit]
Jaunpur is well-connected to Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and other cities
like Azamgarh, Mirzapur, Janghai, Sultanpur, Kerakat, Ghazipur etc. Mariahu NH-56, SH-36 are
the roadways connecting all major cities to Jaunpur.
Rulers[edit]
Sharqi Dynasty
Industries[edit]
GSG, GS Green Enterpriese 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.
Local Media[edit]
Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu dailies including Times of India, Hindustan Times, The
Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Amarujala, Hindustan, Rashtree Sahara, Inquilab, Hausla News available
in Jaunpur. Hindi and Urdu dailies also have their bureaus in the city. Almost all big Hindi TV
news channel have stringers in the city. Hindi newspaper Tarunmitra is also published from
Jaunpur.
Landmarks[edit]
There are a number of tourist attractions in Jaunpur including monuments, and holy places.
Monuments[edit]
Shahi Bridge
Shahi Quila Jaunpur Fort
Religious Sites[edit]
Sheetala Chaukiyaa
Maihar Devi
Atala Masjid, Jaunpur
Jama Masjid, Jaunpur
Lal Darwaza Masjid, Jaunpur
Khokri Masjid
Good for tourism..
Contact[edit]
DM Jaunpur Collectorate Compound Jaunpur-222002 Phone-(05452) 260666/220444,
260230(Fax) E-mail- dmjau[at]nic[dot]in
Satyam Srivastava Advocate and Criminologist and Trainer GS Global Academy CEO Mob No-
9936051697 8178777900
C K Singh 9838876011 Assistant Professor, Prasad Institute of Technology, Jaunpur and
Financial Education Resource Person, SEBI
Local products[edit]
Famous Imarti, a sweet like Jalebi made from Urad. Usually, places have monuments and
famous addresses as their landmarks. But Jaunpur is different. Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh has
a sweet house in its list of most famous places, called the Beniram Sweet House. Whether
you have a sweet tooth or not, you must dig into the Imartis you get at this place. They are a
heavenly experience. It is sinfully delicious.
Jaunpuri Mooli,[9] a white radish that grow up to four feet long
Perfumes, or itra (in Urdu)
References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "View at Juanpore, on the River Ganges". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. IV: 60. June
1847. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
2. Jump up^ Stan Goron and J.P. Goenka: The Coins of the Indian Sultanates, New Delhi:
Munshiram Manoharlal, 2001.
3. Jump up^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books.
p. 98. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
4. Jump up^ Goron and Goenka, p. 343.
5. Jump up^ "Jaunpur City : Census 2011 data".
6. Jump up^ Cf. "Jaunpur" article in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, p.282.
7. Jump up^ "About SIDA".
8. Jump up^ Hawkins Cookers Limited
9. Jump up^ "Jaunpur's raddish". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16
March 2012.