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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jansath
| organization = [[Jansath#Organisations|Apna Jansath]]
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{Coord|29.33|N|77.85|E|}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]]
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| governing_body = [[Nagar Panchayat]]
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| elevation_m = 232
| population_total = 17782
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 251314
| registration_plate = UP12
| website = https://www.apnajansath.com
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'''Jansath''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Muzaffarnagar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].
Chairman-Mr.Pravendra Bhadana

==Geography==
Jansath is located at {{Coord|29.33|N|77.85|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Jansath had a population of 17,782. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jansath has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 65.38. Male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 45%. In Jansath, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. There are two major religions: [[Hindu]] and [[Islam]]. Muslims constitutes around 59.77% of total population.

==History==

Jansath is located in Uttar Pradesh the north-western part of India, about 118 km from the National Capital of Delhi.

This is a historical town since the time of Mahabharat. An old temple, where the [[Kaurava]]s and Pandvas played dice and lost their kingdom, is on the southern outskirts of Jansath and is known as "Mahadev ka Mandir".

The area has one of the largest concentrations of [[Sayyid]]s in India.{{CN|date=November 2020}} The influential [[Sayyid Brothers|Sayyid brothers]], Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan and Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan, controlled the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal emperors]] from 1713 to 1720. After their murder in 1720 through a conspiracy by Mughal Emperor Mohammed Shah.

Jansath was attacked by the Mughals in 1739 and Sayyid Saifuddin Ali khan, the younger brother of Hassan and Hussain Ali Khan was killed in the battle. His tomb is in Jansath at the western entrance of the town.

Jansath has several old monuments of the Mughal times including the house of Sayyid brothers which is called "Rang Mahal". The entrance is called "Bada Darwaza". Rang Mahal is under the care of the descendants of Sayyid Brothers. Jansath has several other old monuments like Sheesh Mahal, Rang Mahal, Moti Mahal, Badi and Choti Haveli in Jannatabad.

Khan Bahadur Syed Muzaffar Ali Khan, the author of the book "Tareeq E Sadaat Barha" was from Jansath. He was the first Chairman of the Shia Conference.

Moraad Ali Khan has won Gold Medal in shooting at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 & Gold Medal in the Asian Championship in Chengdu in China in 1995. He won several other medals in International Championships and was also 7 times National Champion. He was given the Arjun Award in 1998.

==Community==
[https://twitter.com/ApnaJansath Apna Jansath] (अपना जानसठ), is a youth organization in Jansath founded by Rajan Dimri for the mission of Digital India initiative. During the pandemic covid19, [https://aatmanirbharbharat.mygov.in/activity/helping-hands-mister-fab-and-apna-jansath/ apna jansath has donated free fifty face masks to the people of jansath] in a partnership with [https://misterfab.in Mister Fab].

==References==

{{Reflist}}

2. [https://twitter.com/ApnaJansath Apna Jansath] ([https://www.facebook.com/ApnaJansath अपना जानसठ]), A digital platform for the tehsil Jansath founded by [https://twitter.com/rajandimri Rajan Dimri] for the mission of Digital India launched and initiative by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi|Shri Narendra Modi]].

3. [https://www.google.com/search?q=shri+radha+krishna+mandir+jansath&rlz=1C5CHFA_enIN781IN781&oq=shri+&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j0i67j69i57j46i67i433j0i67j46i433j69i61.1857j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Shri Radha Krishna Mandir Moh- Husainpura Jansath], [https://www.facebook.com/ShriRadhaKrishnaMandirJansath/ Shri Radha Krishna Mandir] Jansath is a very old and famous temple in Jansath. This is the only temple in jansath dedicated to lord [[Radha Krishna|Krishna Radha]].

{{Muzaffarnagar district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Muzaffarnagar district]]

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