Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

Jaunpur
City
Jaunpur City, Jaunpur District
Jaunpur

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Shahi Bridge, Shahi Quila, Gomti Arti at Gopighat, Lohia Paryawaran Park, Sheetla Chaukiya Temple, Purvanchal University Campus
Jaunpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur
Jaunpur
Jaunpur is located in India
Jaunpur
Jaunpur
Coordinates: 25°44′N 82°41′E / 25.73°N 82.68°E / 25.73; 82.68
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictJaunpur
Founded1359
Named for
Government
 • Member of ParliamentShyam Singh Yadav (BSP)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total180,362
 • Density1,113/km2 (2,880/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • RegionalBhojpuri[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-62
Sex ratio925 females per 1000 males /
Websitejaunpur.nic.in

Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation: [dʒɔːnpʊr] ) 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. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011Gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ Linguistic Survey of India (Volume 5, Issue 2 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 1968.

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