Jhinjhak (Jhīñjhak) is a town and a Municipal council in Kanpur Dehat district, India. The town is situated on the Lower Ganges Canal and is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the industrial city of Dibiyapur.
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  Jhinjhak Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′05″N 79°44′06″E / 26.5512803°N 79.7350681°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kanpur Dehat district |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannauj |
| Assembly constituency | Rasulabad |
| Founded by | British rule |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Sarojini Devi |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 45,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 209302 |
| Telephone code | 05114 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-77 |
| Website | http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/ |
Name
editAccording to Paul Whalley, the name Jhīñjhak is derived from a reduplicated form of jhān (a common variant of standard Hindi jhāṛ ("bushes, undergrowth"; ultimately from Sanskrit jhāṭa), with the pleonastic suffix -ka at the end.[1]: 83–4
History
editJhinjhak Nagar Panchayat was founded on January 11, 1916, by the British Government. In 1972, its territory expanded to include the nearby villages "Turana" and "Tikan Gaon."[2] In 2016, Jhinjhak gained the Nagar Palika Parishad, further expanding its territory to include nearby villages.[2]
Transport
editRail
editJhinjhak is served by the Kanpur-Phaphund-Tundla Sub-section, of Kanpur-Delhi section. Jhinjhak Railway Station is on the Delhi-Howrah rail route. It is a major station between Etawah and Kanpur central. It lies on the North Central railway zone. To the east, Ambiapur Station (10 km) is the nearest station. Going west, Parjani (5 km) is the next station. Kanpur Central Railway Station is the nearest major railway station.
Direct trains to Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Allahabad, Patna, Etawah, Dibiyapur, Agra, Delhi, Hathras run from this railway station. Kanpur Central railway station is 63 kilometres (39 mi) away from other railway stations that service major cities in the country.[citation needed]
Road
editJhinjhak is 50 km from the town Agra-Lucknow's expressway. NH 19 (previously, National Highway 2) is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the town. A road network connects the city to nearby cities including Dibiyapur, Auraiya, Kannauj, and Kanpur.[3]
Air
editJhinjhak has two airports. Lucknow Airport services major cities within the country as well as several international destinations. Kanpur Chakeri Airport services strictly domestic destinations.[4]
Places of worship
edit- Akshayvat Akhaivar Temple[5]
- Jai Mata Di Temple
- Shiva and Hanuman temple at Chota Chouraha
- Sati Maa temple, Basti
References
edit- ^ Whalley, Paul (1922). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Section 2: Suffixes". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (3): 52–98. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "जिले की दूसरी नगर पालिका बनेगी झींझक".
- ^ "Jhinjhak, Uttar Pradesh - road map and street view". www.maps-streetview.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Jhinjhak, India on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby, population". lr.utc.city. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "पुणे के एक होटल से गायब हुआ विदेशी युवक | Foreign man, missing man, foreign man missing, Pune hotel". 6 January 2015.
External links
edit- Jhinjhak at India9.com
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