7-517: Jahangirabad is a town in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . The town is named after mughal emperor Jahangir , who is said to have stayed here for a couple of days. It has various holy places like Binner Devi, Dhaka Devi, Peetambra Devi. People celebrate festivals like Holi, Radha janamshtmi, Krishna Janmashtmi etc. There is a beautiful Jahangirabad Fort built right in
14-551: The Ganga and Yamuna rivers. It is a part of the National Capital Region of India, and Bulandshahr is the district headquarters. The district is situated between 28.4° south and 28.0° north latitudes and between 77.0° and 78.0° east longitudes. It is bordered by Hapur district to the north, Amroha and Sambhal districts to the east, Aligarh district to the south and Gautam Buddha Nagar district to
21-455: The center of the town. The biggest school is also there at the outskirts of the town named " St. Joseph's Sr. Sec. School". Jahangirabad was founded at the same time as Anupshahr. It has two government schools and a government hospital. Most people of Jahangirabad are engaged in their business as it has a huge 2 km long market. The nearby college to Jahangirabad is RDPD GIRLS PG College and RDPD Institute of higher education. Jahangirabad has
28-462: The population and females 47%. Jahangirabad has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 74.04 (2011): male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 39%. Bulandhahr: A Gazetteer - Volume 5 Bulandshahr district Bulandshahr district (also spelled Bulandshahar ) is a district in the Meerut region in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), situated between
35-467: The second largest naveen mandi of rice and wheat of Uttar Pradesh. Jahangirabad comes under Anoopshahr legislative constituency. Jahangirabad is located on Bulandshahr - Anoopshahr Road. It is 100 km far from IGI, Delhi. Coordinate location is at 28°15′N 78°04′E / 28.25°N 78.06°E / 28.25; 78.06 . As of 2011 India census , Jahangirabad had a population of between 100,000 and 500,000. Males constitute 53% of
42-447: The west. According to the 2011 census , Bulandshahr district had a population of 3,499,171, roughly equal to the nation of Lithuania or the US state of Connecticut . This makes it the 85th most populous district of the total 640 . The district has a population density of 788 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011
49-478: Was 20.09%. Bulandshahr has a sex ratio of 892 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 76.23%. 24.79% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 20.74% of the population. In 1901, the population stood at 1,138,101. Languages of Bulandshahr district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 93.23% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 6.58% Urdu as their first language. The district of Bulandshahar
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