Jafarabad, Uttar Pradesh

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Jafarabad
Town
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Jafarabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Jafarabad
Jafarabad (India)
Coordinates: 25°42′N82°42′E / 25.700°N 82.700°E / 25.700; 82.700
CountryIndia
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Government
  TypeChairman
  BodyCentral government
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
10,792
Language
  Official Hindi [2]
  Additional official Urdu [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP 62
Website up.gov.in

Jafarabad (sometimes Zafarabad) is a town and nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [1]

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Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Jafarabad had a total population of 10,792, of which 5,578 were males and 5,214 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,595. The total number of literates in Jafarabad was 6,897, which constituted 63.9% of the population with male literacy at 71.1% and female literacy at 56.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Jafarabad was 75.0%, of which male literacy rate was 84.0% and female literacy rate 65.5%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 1,374 and 27, respectively. Jafarabad had 1,497 households in 2011. [1]

As of the 2001 Census of India, [3] Jafarabad had a population of 8,801. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Jafarabad has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 48%. In Jafarabad, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Travel

Zafarabad (IR Station code ZBD) is an important railway junction station under Allahabad division of Northern Railway (India) zone of Indian Railways.

It connects Jaunpur Junction on north direction, Janghai junction, Phaphamau Junction, Allahabad of east direction, Varanasi Junction on south-east direction and Sultanpur junction on North-west direction. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census of India: Jafarabad". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. Indian railways