Jalalpur

For other uses, see Jalalpur (disambiguation).

Jalalpur
city
Jalalpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ambedaker Nagar
Elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Population (2011-03-01)
• Total	31,972
Languages = Urdu hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Jalalpur is a city and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Famous Hindi writer Adya Prasad Chaturvedi practiced medicine here and spent his last days here.

Geography

Jalalpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387 feet). Tons is the river on which bank Jalalpur is situated, this river passes via Azamgarh before merging with Saryu river. It is 220 km from Lucknow. It is 7 km from Kandipur. 12 km from to Jaitpur Newada kala . It is 22 Km from Akbarpur

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, 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. It is the main market of Ambedkar Nagar district.The city is directly connected to Akbarpur, Baskhari, Tanda, Rajesultanpur and Azamgarh by road. It is a tehsil of the district. The major nearest villages are Patti, and Katghar Musa ,Kandipur of this tehsil. The nearest railway station is Malipur.

Economy and education

In city, many banks are located like State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India and Maharashtra Bank. A post office is also situated in the town. N.D. Inter College, Radiant College, Amar Gandhi Girls College, Mirza Ghalib High School, Jafaria Inter College are most famous schools and colleges in the town. The city is directly connect to Azamgarh, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Rajesultanpur, Varansi, Faizabad, Lucknow, Kanpur by private bus.

Religions in Jalalpur
Religion			Percent
Hindus			50%
Muslims			49%
Jains			0.5%
Others†			0.5%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).