Jagdishpur (Industrial Area)

Jagdishpur जगदीशपुर Jagdishpur Industrial Area
city
Jagdishpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°45′00″N 80°32′00″E / 26.75°N 80.533333°ECoordinates: 26°45′00″N 80°32′00″E / 26.75°N 80.533333°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Amethi
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	31,029
Languages
• official	Hindi, Awadhi, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	227817
Telephone code	05361
Vehicle registration	UP 36

Jagdishpur is a city and a municipality in Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Notable employers

• Madar Fabrico India
• Madar Engineering Works
• SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited)
• BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited)
• Indo Gulf Fertilizers (Aditya Birla Nuvo)

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Jagdishpur had a population of 31,029. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jagdishpur has an average literacy rate of 70%, above than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 60%. In Jagdishpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Jagdishpur
Religion			Percent
Hindus			69%
Muslims			30%
Jains			0.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Location

Jagdishpur is situated at about 62 km from the city of Amethi district on the national highway No.56 and 83.4 km from Lucknow to the east.

It has good road connections to the cities of Lucknow, Raebareli, Sultanpur, Ranigunj and Faizabad.

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

External links

• Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
• Jagdishpur Assembly Elections