Jalalpur

For other places with the same name, see Jalalpur (disambiguation).

Jalalpur is a town, tehsil^[2] and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.^[3]

Jalalpur
Town
Jalalpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.30°N 82.75°E / 26.30; 82.75
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Ayodhya division
District	Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil	Jalalpur
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/km2 (160/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Hindi[1]
• Additional official	Urdu[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	224149
Vehicle registration	UP-45
Website	ambedkarnagar.nic.in

Geography

Jalalpur is located at 25.85°N 79.82°E / 25.85; 79.82.^[4] It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387 ft).

The city is directly connected to Azamgarh, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Rajesultanpur, Varansi, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Kanpur by private bus.

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.

Religions in Jalalpur
Religion			Percent
Hindus			29%
Muslims			70%
Jains			0.2%
Others†			0.7%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

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]