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Jhusi | |
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Town | |
  Jhusi Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°26′N 81°56′E / 25.43°N 81.93°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Prayagraj |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,901 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal Code | 211019 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-70 |
Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was formerly called Pratishthan Pur or Puri.[2] The place is also noted for being one of the Neolithic sites that provides some of the earliest evidence of farming in South Asia.[3] It is also plays a significant role in Magh Mela, a festival which takes place annually during Magha, the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
- ^ 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 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)" (PDF). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ N.M. Nayar (2014). Origins and Phylogeny of Rices. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0124171893.