Jaunpur | |
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City | |
 Jaunpur
From Top Left to Bottom Right: Shahi Bridge, Shahi Quila, Gomti Arti at Gopighat, Lohia Paryawaran Park, Sheetla Chaukiya Temple, Purvanchal University Campus | |
  Jaunpur  Jaunpur | |
| Coordinates: 25°44′N 82°41′E / 25.73°N 82.68°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Founded | 1359 |
| Named for |
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| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Babu Singh Kushwaha (SP) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 180,362 |
| • Density | 1,113/km2 (2,880/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-62 |
| Sex ratio | 925 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Website | jaunpur |
Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation: [dʒɔːnpʊr] ) is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 228 km southeast of state capital Lucknow. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Census2011Govwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Linguistic Survey of India (Volume 5, Issue 2 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 1968.