Jhinjhak
| Jhinjhak | |
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| city (Town) | |
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  Jhinjhak Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′43″N 79°44′02″E / 26.562°N 79.734°ECoordinates: 26°33′43″N 79°44′02″E / 26.562°N 79.734°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kanpur Dehat district |
| Government | |
| • chairman | Raj Kumar Singh Yadav |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 20,406 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 209302 |
| Telephone code | 05114 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-77 |
| Website | http://www.npjhinjhak.in/Index.aspx |
Jhinjhak is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The town is situated on the banks of the Lower Ram Ganga canal.
Geography
The nearby cities are Kanpur (63 km) towards the East and Etawah (90 km) towards the West. The district headquarters is nearly 35 km away at Akbarpur-Matiis a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has an average elevation of 131 metres (429 feet).
Transport
The major town Jhinjhak is a Raiway Station on (NCR)/North Central Railway line. Nearest station to east is Rura at a distance 19 km and Kanpur is at 63 km.In the west nearest station is Phaphund and Etawah .It is also connected to Kanpur by roads via Rura and Kalyanpur.
Schools and colleges
Inter colleges:
- Shri Gandhi Vidhyalay Inter College
- Shri Ram Ratan Girls Inter College
- Shri Ram Ratan Audyogik Krishi Inter College
- Shri Gandhi Balika Vidyalay Inter College
Degree Colleges:
- Rama Devi Mahila Mahavidyalay
- Gauri Shankar Mahavidyalaya
- Ram Datta Tripathi Mahavidyalay
- Chandrabhan Singh Memorial Shikshan Sansthan
Devotional places
- Akshayvat Akhaivar temple
Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census, Jhinjhak had a population of 20,406. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jhinjhak has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Jhinjhak, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]
References
- ↑ "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
- Jhinjhak at India9.com