Jalalpur (Jalālpur) is a village in Firozabad block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Located by the Yamuna river and just off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, it is the site of a small forest reserve. As of 2011, it had a population of 5,478, in 851 households.
Jalalpur | |
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Village | |
 Map showing Jalalpur in Firozabad block | |
  Jalalpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°02′30″N 78°27′37″E / 27.0417°N 78.46016°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Firozabad |
| Tehsil | Firozabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.982 km2 (4.240 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,478 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Geography and forest reserve
editJalalpur is located by the bank of the Yamuna river and the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.[2] The 2011 census recorded 34 hectares of forest cover on Jalalpur's village lands, which in total covered about 1,098 hectares.[1]: 126, 132 An additional 5-acre (about 2-hectare) "micro-forest" has since been planted on village lands by the riverbank. It began in 2018 as a one-acre area and had expanded to 5 acres by July 2019. Current tree species include pipal, banyan, neem, and lemon, as well as a few mango trees.[2]
Demographics
editAs of 2011, Jalalpur had a population of 5,478, in 851 households.[1]: 126 This population was 55.8% male (3,057) and 44.2% female (2,421). The 0-6 age group numbered 875 (477 male and 398 female), making up 16.0% of the total population. 676 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.3% of the total.[3]: 116–7
The 1981 census recorded Jalalpur as having a population of 3,305 people (1,853 male and 1,452 female), in 533 households and 526 physical houses.[4]: 196–7
The 1961 census recorded Jalalpur as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 2,647 people (1,449 male and 1,198 female), in 443 households and 315 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,730 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.[5]: xcvi
Infrastructure
editAs of 2011, Jalalpur had 2 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by tap, hand pump, and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural (but not commercial) purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 126–31
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b Jaiswal, Pankaj (4 June 2023). "From barren & dry to lush green: Firozabad dist admin, locals develop micro-forest along Lucknow-Agra e-way" (Web). The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-B: Village & Town Directory, District Agra (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (22 - Agra District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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