Jangipur or Zangipur is a town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Ghazipur district

Ghazipur District

Ghazipur District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Ghazipur is the district headquarters. The district is part of Varanasi Division...

 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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Demographics

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Census

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, Jangipur had a population of 11,100. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jangipur has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 47%. In Jangipur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Overview

It is just 11 km away from the Ghazipur

Ghazipur

Ghazipur , or Ghazipur City, previously spelt Ghazeepore, is a city/town and a municipal corporation and headquarter of Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghazipur Division and Sub-division...

 city. It is located on the NH-29 (Varanasi

Varanasi

-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

–Ghazipur–Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...

)and Ghazipur–Lucknow

Lucknow

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 road that passes via Azamgarh, Sultanpur and Faizabad. The main farming market of Ghazipur city is in Jangipur.
The town is well connected to Ghazipur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur and other local cities such as Mau, Azamgarh, Ballia, Jaunpur etc.

Famous personalities

• Qais Zangipuri
• Allama Syed Mohammed Haroon Zangipuri
• Allama Syed Razi Zangipuri
• Dr Moulana Syed Mohammed Yousha Faizi Zangipuri
• Dr Mohiuddin Ansari a famous communist leader & poet known as Dr M Ansari Nastar