Jalalabad, Shahjahanpur
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| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Shahjahanpur |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 31,112 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Jalalabad, Shahjahanpur (Hindi: जलालाबाद (शाहजहाँपुर), Urdu: جلال آباد Jalālābād) is a city and a municipal board in Shahjahanpur district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Jalalabad is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 133 metres (436 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census,[2] Jalalabad had a population of 31,112. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 49%. Jalalabad has an average literacy rate of 50%, greater than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 51%. In Jalalabad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Commercial significance
Jalalabad is situated between major cities of Uttar Pradesh like Lucknow, Kanpur, Bareilly. It connects west U.P. to East U.P. by a road through which the majority of transportation occurs.Now after Kola Ghat bridge(second longest bridge of u.p.) constructed,the easiest road to Delhi is via Badaun Distt. without any heavy traffic.Jalalabad has a lots of farming and very fertile lands, where mainly potatoes,wheat and rice are cultivated.In fruits variety of mangos and guavos are harvested in the lots of gardens. The famous mango gardens of Hajiji's are situated in Barenda village.
Temples
According to Indian mythology, Jalalabad is known as birthplace[3] of Lord Parashurama. His father Maharshi Jamadagni had his Ashram in this city where Parashurama was born. His birthplace is still called as "Renuka Kuti" (Renuka was his mother). Hence some people also call Jalalabad as Parashurampuri (en. a city of lord Parashurama).
- Lord Parashurama Temple
- Narsingh Bhagwan Temple Taapar
- Durga Devi Temple
- Hanuman Temple
- Maharshi Jamadagni Ashram
- Renuka Kuti
- Ganga Mandir (Bareilly Road)
- Santoshi Mata Ki Mathiya (Main Crossing)
- Tikola Devi Mandir
- Hanuman Ji Ki Mathiya
- Balaji Dham (Yakoobpur)
- shiv mandir ram babu sharma k ghar k samne
- banshi wale ka than jhapula village mirzapur
- Baba Vishwanath Temple(Babu ji) at Vill. khandahar
- Lord Shiva Temple at Vill. khandahar (Maintain By Vineet Kumar Shingh)
- Lord Shiva & ganpati Temple at Vill. khandahar (Maintain By Mohan Singh)
Rivers
Jalalabd Tehsil has four rivers named Ganga, Ramganga, Bahegul (At Khandhar), and Khadri.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Jalalabad
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Shahjahanpur Etihasik Evam Sanskritik Dharohar page 98
