Jagdishpur
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Jagdishpur is a city and a municipality
in Sultanpur district
in the India
n state
of Uttar Pradesh
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The popular language spoken here is Awadhi. Jagdishpur is situated at about 62 km from the city of Sultanpur on the national highway No.56 and 90 km from Lucknow towards east. Nihalgarh, the nearest railway station on Lucknow-Varanasi route, is about 6 km from the main industrial area towards Sultanpur and has been a major market place for the local people or the people living in villages around it from a very long time.
The place has been a major market itself and also played a role as a nodal centre for reaching other important markets. Well connected by roads with Lucknow, Raebareli, Sultanpur and Faizabad cities, Nihalgarh (about 27 km from Tehsil Musafirkhana) always played a significant role in the economic affairs of the natives of the region.
During the period when prominent political personalities opted for Amethi as their parliamentary constituency (in 1980s), Jagdishpur was selected to be a most suitable place in the district for setting up heavy and medium scale industries for generating employment for locals and their multipronged development.
Indo Gulf and BHEL is situated between Sithouli, Banbhariya, Kathoura, Kamrouli and Sindurwa.
, Jagdishpur had a population of 31,029. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jagdishpur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. In Jagdishpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Sultanpur district
Sultanpur District
Sultanpur District is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The district is a part of Faizabad Division. Its administrative head is Sultanpur.-History:...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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The popular language spoken here is Awadhi. Jagdishpur is situated at about 62 km from the city of Sultanpur on the national highway No.56 and 90 km from Lucknow towards east. Nihalgarh, the nearest railway station on Lucknow-Varanasi route, is about 6 km from the main industrial area towards Sultanpur and has been a major market place for the local people or the people living in villages around it from a very long time.
The place has been a major market itself and also played a role as a nodal centre for reaching other important markets. Well connected by roads with Lucknow, Raebareli, Sultanpur and Faizabad cities, Nihalgarh (about 27 km from Tehsil Musafirkhana) always played a significant role in the economic affairs of the natives of the region.
During the period when prominent political personalities opted for Amethi as their parliamentary constituency (in 1980s), Jagdishpur was selected to be a most suitable place in the district for setting up heavy and medium scale industries for generating employment for locals and their multipronged development.
Industries
Jagdishpur is an industrial area. The four major factories operating here are:- Indo-Gulf Fertilizers Co. LTDIndo Gulf FertilisersIndo Gulf Fertilisers is an Indian company which unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd based in Mumbai . and is part of the Aditya Birla Group of companies. It is among the largest private sector fertiliser companies in India....
is a major producer of urea. - Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (B.H.E.L)
- Sail Jagdishpur unit(SAIL INDIA )
- Quality Packagings(a unit of Ganga Bag Udyog Pvt. Ltd.)
Indo Gulf and BHEL is situated between Sithouli, Banbhariya, Kathoura, Kamrouli and Sindurwa.
Demographics
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, Jagdishpur had a population of 31,029. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jagdishpur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. In Jagdishpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Further reading
Schools
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Jagdishpur
- Public School Jagdishpur
- D.a.v. Public School Kumarganj (adjoining to Jagdishpur)