Jalalpur
Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Jalalpur is a town, tehsil[2] and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3]
Jalalpur | |
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Town | |
  Jalalpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.30°N 82.75°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya division |
| District | Ambedkar Nagar |
| Tehsil | Jalalpur |
| Established | 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 512.20 km2 (197.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,972 |
| • Rank | 36 |
| • Density | 62.421/km2 (161.67/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 224149 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-45 |
| Website | ambedkarnagar |
Geography
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[5] Jalalpur had a population of 29,634. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jalalpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 64%. In Jalalpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people
- Anwar Jalalpuri (1947–2018), Indian poet and writer who translated the Geeta to Urdu, entitled "Urdu Shairi Mein Geeta", also worked in the film, Dedh Ishqiya.[6]
