Jhansi

This article is about the city in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Jhansi district.

Jhansi
Metropolis
Night view of Jhansi, Jhansi fort, Virangana Lakshmibai Railway Station, Statue of Jhalkaribai
Nicknames: 
  • City of Rani Lakshmibai
  • Gateway of Bundelkhand
  • Crossroads of India (The Square of India): North-south corridor and East-west corridor
Balwant Nagar
Balwant Nagar
Jhansi
Balwant Nagar
Balwant Nagar
Jhansi
Coordinates: 25°26′55″N 78°34′11″E / 25.44862°N 78.56962°E / 25.44862; 78.56962
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
RegionBundelkhand
DistrictJhansi
Founded byRaja of Orchha
Government
 • MayorBihari Lal Arya, (BJP)[2]
 • District MagistrateAvinash Kumar, IAS[3]
 • SSPRajesh S, IPS[4]
Area
 • Metropolis
160 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Metropolis
505,693[1]
 • Rank57
 • Metro
547,638[1][5][6]
Language
 • OfficialHindi[7]
 • Additional officialUrdu[7]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
284001-2-3-4
Telephone code0510
Vehicle registrationUP-93
Sex ratio♂ 0.905 : ♀ 1.000
Crude literacy73.90%
Effective literacy83.0%
Avg. summer temperature42.4 °C (108.3 °F)
Avg. winter temperature4.0 °C (39.2 °F)
Websitewww.jhansi.nic.in

Jhansi (Hindi pronunciation: [d͡ʒʱɑ̃ː.siː] pronunciationⓘ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Balwant Nagar was the old name of Jhansi. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand, on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi district and Jhansi division. Also called the Gateway to Bundelkhand, Jhansi is situated near and around the rivers Pahuj and Betwa at an average elevation of 285 m (935 ft). It is about 420 kilometres (261 mi) from national capital New Delhi, 101 kilometres (62 mi) from Gwalior and 315 kilometres (196 mi) from state capital Lucknow.

Jhansi is well connected to all other major towns in Uttar Pradesh by road and railway networks. The National Highways Development Project has supported development of the city. Jhansi is also being developed as the defense corridor by the NDA government which will boost the economy of the city and the region at the same time. The Srinagar to Kanyakumari north–south corridor passes closely to Jhansi, as does the east–west corridor; consequently there has been a sudden rush of infrastructure and real estate development in the city. Jhansi was adjudged the third cleanest city of Uttar Pradesh and the fastest moving city in the North Zone in Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings. The development of a greenfield airport has been planned in the city.[8] On 28 August 2011, Jhansi was selected among 98 cities for smart city initiative by the Government of India.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census_MCorp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "UP civic body polls 2023: Meet mayors of Ghaziabad, Jhansi, Kanpur, Saharanpur & Shahjahanpur". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Who's Who | District Jhansi". jhansi.nic.in. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ "नए एसएसपी ने संभाला पदभार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census_CB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census_ITS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ 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 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Uttar Pradesh plans to develop Jhansi airport". igovernment.in. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  9. ^ Jeelani, Mehboob (28 August 2015). "Centre unveils list of 98 smart cities; UP, TN strike it rich". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Smart City Jhansi". Mygov.in. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  11. ^ "स्मार्ट सिटी की परीक्षा में फेल हुए यूपी के 12 शहर". Amar Ujala. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2022.