Jaunpur district
District in Uttar Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaunpur district is a district in the Varanasi Division of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters is the city of Jaunpur which is situated on the banks of the Gomti River. It is located 228 km southeast of the state capital Lucknow. 65 km northwest of Varanasi and 732 km southeast of New Delhi. The district has two Lok Sabha seats and nine Vidhan Sabha seats. According to the 2011 census, Jaunpur has a gender ratio of 1,018 females to 1,000 males, the highest in Uttar Pradesh. The main languages spoken in the district is Hindi and Urdu.
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Jaunpur | |
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Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Varanasi |
Established | 1359 |
Headquarters | Jaunpur |
Tehsils | |
Government | |
• District Magistrate | Anuj Kumar Jha (IAS) |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaunpur • Machhlishahr |
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Shyam Singh Yadav |
Area | |
• Total | 4,038 km2 (1,559 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,494,204 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
• Urban | 346,580 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 73.66% |
• Sex ratio | 1018 |
• Language | Hindi • Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-62 |
Average annual precipitation | 1098 mm |
Website | Official Website |
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