Jhinjhak
| Jhinjhak झींझक | |
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  Jhinjhak Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′43″N 79°44′02″E / 26.562°N 79.734°ECoordinates: 26°33′43″N 79°44′02″E / 26.562°N 79.734°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kanpur Dehat district |
| Constituency | Kannauj |
| Founded by | British rule |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Raj Kumar Singh Yadav |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 45,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 209302 |
| Telephone code | 05114 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-77 |
| Website | http://www.npjhinjhak.in/Index.aspx |
Jhinjhak (झींझक) is a town and a Nagar Palika Parishad in Kanpur Dehat District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The town is situated on the banks of the Lower Ram Ganga canal.
History
Approximately 100 years back Jhinjhak Was a village with nearby villages like "Turna" & "Tikan Gaon" . Jhinjhak Nagar Panchayat was created on 11 January 1972 in British Government. In the Year 1972 Jhinjhak was expanded and the nearby villages "Turna" and "tikan Gaon" was included. In the Year 2016 Jhinjhak became the Nagar Palika Parishad and it's area also expanded including some more Near by villages.[1]
Transport
The major town Jhinjhak is a Railway Station on (NCR)/North Central Railway line. Nearest station to east is Rura at a distance 19 km and Kanpur is at 63 km.In the west nearest station is Phaphund and Etawah .It is also connected to Kanpur by roads via Rura and Kalyanpur.
There is an Airport in Kanpur (Civil Aerodrome Kanpur Cantt) but it's restricted to very limited flights.[2]
Schools and colleges
Schools:
- Shri Gandhi Vidhyalay Inter College
- Shri Ram Ratan Girls Inter College
- Shri Ram Ratan Audyogik Krishi Inter College
- Shri Gandhi Balika Vidyalay Inter College
- Saraswati Sharda Vidya Mandir Inter College
Degree Colleges:
- Rama Devi Mahila Mahavidyalay
- Gauri Shankar Mahavidyalaya
- Pt.Ram Dutt Tripathi Mahavidyalay
- Chandrabhan Singh Memorial Shikshan Sansthan
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Degree College
Devotional places
- Akshayvat Akhaivar Temple
- Jai Mata Di Temple
- Hanuman Temple and 'MAZAR' in Bagwa (A Lovely example of Brotherhood) Near Chota Chouraha
- Shiva and Hanuman temple at Chota Chouraha
- Bhole Shvar Dham Bhola Nagar Near Railway Crossing
Demographics
As per the census 2011 Jhinjhak had a population of 24,027. Males constitute 52.64% of the population and females 47.36% with a sex ratio of 899 female/1000 males. The Schedule Caste (SC) population within the Jhinjhak Nagar Panchyat is 18.57% of the total population with a sex ratio of 896 female/1000 males. Schedule Tribe (ST) population in the area is 0.054% out of a sex ratio of 625 female/ 1000 male. The total number of literate within the study area is 17874 which are 74.39% of total population. Male literacy rate of the study area is 55.99% and female literacy rate is 44.01%.
References
External links
- Jhinjhak at India9.com