Jafarabad, Uttar Pradesh

Jafarabad
city
Jafarabad Show map of Uttar Pradesh Jafarabad Show map of India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°42′N 82°42′E / 25.700°N 82.700°E / 25.700; 82.700Coordinates: 25°42′N 82°42′E / 25.700°N 82.700°E / 25.700; 82.700
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Population (2001)
• Total	8,801
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	UP
Website	up.gov.in

Jafarabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

During British India, it was a state, in the Kathiawar agency of Bombay, forming part of the territory of the nawab of Janjira; area, 42 sq. m.; pop. (1901),12,097; estimated revenue, 4000. The town of Jafarabad (pop. 6038), situated on the estuary of a river, carries on a large coasting trade.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Jafarabad had a population of 8,801. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Jafarabad has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 48%. In Jafarabad, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "^{article name needed}". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.