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{{short description|District of Uttar Pradesh in India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jaunpur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
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| map_caption = Location of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Varanasi Division|Varanasi]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| p1 = [[Badlapur, Jaunpur|Badlapur]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Shahganj]], [[Machhlishahr]], [[Mariahu]] and [[Kerakat]]
| area_total_km2 = 4038
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 4,494,204
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| population_urban = 489,456
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 73.66%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 1018
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'''Jaunpur district''' is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] in the [[Varanasi Division]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The district headquarters is [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] which is situated on the banks of the [[Gomti River]]. It is located 228 km southeast of the state capital [[Lucknow]]. 65 km northwest of Varanasi and 732 km southeast of New Delhi. The district has two [[Lok sabha]] seats and nine [[Vidhan Sabha]] seats. According to the 2011 census, Jaunpur has a gender ratio of 1,018 females to 1,000 males, the highest in Uttar Pradesh. The main languages are [[Hindi]], [[Awadhi]], [[Bhojpuri]].

==Geography==
{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Location of Jaunpur district'''
|Centre = Jaunpur district
|North = [[Sultanpur district]]
|Northeast = [[Azamgarh district]]
|East = [[Ghazipur district]]
|Southeast = [[Varanasi district]]
|South = [[Sant Ravidas Nagar district]]
|Southwest = [[Allahabad district]]
|West = [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]]
|Northwest = [[Mirzapur district]]
}}
[[File:The banks of river Gomati in Jaunpur.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|The banks of river Gomati in Jaunpur]]
The district of Jaunpur is situated in the northwest part of [[Varanasi Division]]. Its attitude varies from 261 ft to 290 ft above sea level.

===Rivers===
[[Gomti River|Gomti]] and [[Sai River (Uttar Pradesh)|Sai]] are its main parental rivers. Besides these, Varuna, Basuhi, Pili. Mamur and Gangi are the smaller rivers here. The rivers Gomti and Basuhi divide the district into nearly four equal landmasses. Jaunpur district is often affected by the disaster of [[floods]].<ref name="jaunpur.nic.in">http://jaunpur.nic.in/abtJaunpur.html</ref>

===Climate===
Jaunpur district has a climate consistent with that of the Northern Plain and Central Highlands including the [[Aravalli range]], hot semi-arid eco-region 4.3 and hot dry ecoregion 9.2. The temperature varies between about {{convert|4|C|F}} and {{convert|44|C|F}}.<ref name="nic">National Informatics Centre [http://jaunpur.nic.in/default.htm "Jaunpur official website."] Government of India. Accessed 3 December 2013.</ref> The annual normal rainfall is {{convert|1098|mm|in}}. The [[monsoon]] season occurs from the third week of June to the first week of October. Normally, there are 46 rain days per year of which 31 occur in the monsoon season. The district regularly suffers [[drought]] and [[Blight|pestilence]].<ref name="Agri">[http://agricoop.nic.in/Agriculture%20Contingency%20Plan/UP/UP14-Jaunpur-27.08.2012.pdf "Agricultural contingency plan for Jaunpur."] Government of India. November 2013. Accessed 3 December 2013.</ref>

===Topography===
The topography of the district is a flat plain undulating with shallow river valleys. The main permanently flowing rivers are the Gomti and the Sai.<ref name="indus">Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises [http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/Jaunpur.pdf "A brief industrial profile of Jaunpur district."] Government of India. Date not stated. Accessed 3 December 2013.</ref> The rivers of Jaunpur flow from northwest to southeast and the land slopes in the same direction. Thus, there is a more elevated area in the northwest and a less elevated area of land in the southeast.<ref name="Prasad">Prasad G. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0gZVSvJbqGoC&dq=jaunpur+geology&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Progress in Nanotechnology."] Discovery Publishing House. 2008. Vol 2. pp 68-71. Accessed at Google Books 4 December 2013.</ref>

===Geology===
Beneath the surface of the district of Jaunpur, is a thick [[mantle (geology)|mantle]] consisting of the [[quaternary]] [[sediment]]s (silt, sand and clay) of the [[Ganga river]] system. Below is [[vindhya range]] [[bedrock]]. Mineral deposits are rare but there is [[limestone]] as a [[conglomerate (geology)|conglomerate]] kanker in nodular and block forms. The [[limestone]] can be used in building. [[Earthquake]]s have been recorded, the largest in 1927 and 1954.<ref name="Prasad"/>

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=12,01,667|13=1911|14=11,55,244|15=1921|16=11,53,633|17=1931|18=12,34,365|19=1941|20=13,85,490|21=1951|22=15,15,043|23=1961|24=17,27,264|25=1971|26=20,05,434|27=1981|28=25,32,734|29=1991|30=32,14,636|31=2001|32=39,11,679|33=2011|34=44,94,204|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}} {{bar box
|title=Religion in Jaunpur district
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|88.59}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|10.76}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.65}}
}} In 2011, an official census was made in Jaunpur district. It recorded a population of 4,494,204 of which 2,258,437 were female and 2,217,635 male making it 7th most populated district in whole state. Jaunpur district has population density of 1,113 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. Between 2001 and 2011, the population of Jaunpur district grew 14.89%. Literacy increased from 59.84 to 73.66 percent. In 2011, 86.06 percent of men were literate and 61.7 percent of women. Children under six years formed 14.37% of the population.

Jaunpur ranks seventh in terms of population in the state and ranks first in terms of sex ratio (1,024). There are 663,513 households in the district accounting for 2% of the total households in the U.P. The average size of households in the district is 6.8 persons. Urban population in the district is only 7.7% of total population.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0963_PART_A_DCHB_JAUNPUR.pdf][http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0963_PART_B_DCHB_0963_JAUNPUR.pdf District Census]</ref>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.00% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.94% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

==Languages==
{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Jaunpur District<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|value1 = 92.65
|label1 = Hindi
|color1 = Orange
|value2 = 3.58
|label2 = Bhojpuri
|color2 = Yellow
|value3 = 1.94
|label3 = Urdu
|color3 = Green
|label4 = Awadhi
|color4 = lightsalmon
|value4 = 1.73
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 0.10
|color5 = grey
}}

==Governance==
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2019}}

===Divisions===
Within the district, there are two national lower house constituencies, [[Lok Sabha]], of which Jaunpur constituency is entirely in the district, and nine state lower house constituencies, [[Vidhan Sabha]]. Jaunpur district has six administrative subdivisions ([[Tahsil]]s).
[[File:Jaunpur.jpg|400px|thumbnail|right]]

====Tahsils====
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Shahganj]]
* [[Badlapur, Jaunpur|Badlapur]]
* [[Machhali Shahar]]
* [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]]
* [[Mariahu]]
* [[Kerakat]].
{{div col end}}

====Development Blocks====
Jaunpur district is further divided into twenty-one "development blocks".
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* Sondhi ([[Shahganj]])
* Suithakala
* [[Khuthan]]
* Karanja Kala
* [[Badlapur, Jaunpur|Badlapur]]
* Maharajganj
* Sujanganj
* Baksha
* [[Mungra Badshahpur]]
* [[Machhali Shahar]]
* [[Mariahu]]
* Barsathi
* Rampur
* Ramnagar
* Jalalpur
*[[Kerakat]]
* Dobhi
* Muftiganj
* Dharmapur
* Bijor
* Sirkoni
{{div col end}}

====Thanas====
There are also twenty-six police districts (Thanas).
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* Kotwali
* Sadar
* Line Bazar
* [[Jafarabad, Uttar Pradesh|Zafarabad]]
* [[Kheta Sarai|KhetaSarai]]
* [[Shahganj]]
* Sarpatahan
* [[Kerakat]]
* Chandwak
* Jalalpur
* Sarai Khwaja
* Gaura Badshahpur
* [[Badlapur, Jaunpur|Badlapur]]
* [[Khuthan]]
* Singra
* Baksha
* Sujanganj
* Maharajganj
* [[Mungra Badshahpur]]
*Pawara
*[[Machhlishahr]]
* Meerganj
* Sikrara
* [[Mariahu]]
* Rampur
* Barsathi
* Nevadhiya
* Sureri
* Baserawan
* Kaserawan
* [[Janghai]]
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
The district's main economical activity is [[agriculture]] and allied sector. Jaunpur is the fastest developing area in eastern Uttar Pradesh with skill development, quality education and good infrastructure.

===Agriculture===
The main field crops of Jaunpur district are: rice, maize, pigeon pea, pearl millet, blackgram wheat and chickpea. Other crops are onion and potato and crops for [[fodder]]. The crops are grown with both rainfall and irrigation. There are cattle (both local low yielding and crossbred), and local low-yielding [[African buffalo|buffalo]] as well as goats, sheep, backyard chickens and pigs and occasional dairy farms. Approximately 29% of Jaunpur's population is employed. Approximately 40% of those employed work in manufacturing, 26% work in trade and commerce, 19% work in other services, 8% work in transport and communication, 4% work in agriculture, 2% work in construction, and 2% are marginal workers. There are 43 government [[reservoir]]s and many more private water sources.<ref name="Agri"/> At Gujartal lake, {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of [[Kheta Sarai]], [[pisciculture]] is conducted.

===Industry===
There is little heavy industry in Jaunpur. The Varanasi Jaunpur highway allows for some industrial economic development. A [[cotton mill]] was operational near Karanja Kala but has now been replaced by a medical college and there are some [[textile]] manufacturers. Other manufactured products include perfume ([[jasmine]] oil and ''attar'') and [[incense]], furniture, carpets, [[Fertilizer|chemical fertiliser]] and [[cement]]. Tertiary and service industries include repair workshops, print shops and internet cafes.<ref name="indus"/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NviJaunGDJMC&dq=jaunpur+AND+fort&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Varanasi city guide"] Eicher Goodearth Limited, 2002 {{ISBN|8187780045}}, 9788187780045 p 182. Accessed at Google Books, 6 December 2013.</ref><ref>Ram R. [https://books.google.com/books?id=M6cdhzmAw7QC&pg=PA88&dq=jaunpur+industry&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ls2eUtPfJMifiQKb2IDgBg&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=jaunpur%20industry&f=false "Agricultural development: command area approach."] Abhinav publications 1993. p88. Accessed at Google Books 4 December 2013.</ref><ref>Sharma S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC&dq=jaunpur+fort&source=gbs_navlinks_s "India - a travel guide."] Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 2008. {{ISBN|8128400673}}, 9788128400674. p248. Accessed at Google Books 6 December 2013.</ref> There is a [[special economical zone]] located at Allahabad road near [[Mungra Badshahpur]] the [[Sathariya Industrial area]] or SIDA. Jaunpur has a problem of poor [[infrastructure]] development. Like many other districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur has poor road quality and a lack of electricity supply. National highway number 56 between [[Lucknow]] and [[Varanasi]] cross from Jaunpur.

Agro-park in Varanasi near Babatpur airport on Varanasi-Jaunpur highway is said to boost the food-processing industry in the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upnri.com/agro-parks-lucknow-and-varanasi.htm|title=Agro Parks, Lucknow and Varanasi {{!}} NRI Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh|website=upnri.com|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>

== Transport ==

=== Roadways ===
Jaunpur is well-connected to [[Lucknow]], [[Gorakhpur]], [[Varanasi]], [[Allahabad]] and other cities like [[Azamgarh]], [[Mirzapur]], Janghai, [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Kerakat]], [[Ghazipur]] etc. Mariahu NH-56, SH-36 are the roadways connecting all major cities to Jaunpur. The major bus stations are in Jaunpur city and Machhlishahr. Road dividers are also being built to avoid traffic jams.

=== Railways ===
Jaunpur is well-connected with all major cities of India thanks to [[Indian Railways]]. It has four major railway stations: [[Jaunpur City Railway Station]](JOP) and [[Jaunpur Junction railway station|Jaunpur Junction]] (JNU), Shahganj Junction (SHG), Janghai Junction, [[Kirakat railway station|Kerakat railway station]] (KCT). Zafarabad (ZBD) also a railway station where's many train routes are diverted i.e. Allahababd, Varanasi, Lucknow Via Sultanpur, Lucknow via Shahganj, Ghazipur via Jaunpur junction.
[[File:Jaunpur Junction Electrified.jpg|thumb|Jaunpur Junction]]
[[File:Zafrabad.jpg|thumb|Zafrabaad Junction]]
[[File:Shahganjjunction.jpg|thumb|Shahganj Junction]]
[[File:Janghaijunction.jpg|thumb|Janghai Junction]]
Following is the list of all junctions and halt stations in Jaunpur Districts:

* [[Jaunpur Junction railway station|Jaunpur Junction]]
* [[Shahganj Junction]]
* [[Zafarabad Junction railway station|Zafrabad Junction]]
* [[Janghai Junction]]
* [[Jaunpur City railway station|Jaunpur City]]
* Mahagava Halt
* Mehrava
* Mani Kalan Halt
* Kheta Sarai
* Yadavendranagar
* Muftiganj
* Gangauli
* [[Kerakat railway station|Kerakat]]
* Dobhi
* Daudhondha
* Sirkoni
* Jalalganj
* Trilochan
* Baksha
* Sarai Harkhu
* Shri Krishna Nagar
* Harpalganj
* Salakhpur
* Mariyahu
* Bhannor
* Barsathi
* Jarauna
* Nibhapur
* Badshahpur

=== Airways ===
[[File:Varanasi Airport.png|thumb|Varansi Airport is 35 km away from Main city]]
The nearest airport is [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport]] in [[Varanasi]], which is roughly 39 km (24 mi) from the city. The other nearest airport to Jaunpur is in [[Prayagraj]] which is roughly 142 km (88 mi) away.

==Historic places and sights==

===Atala Masjid===
[[File:Details of the central pishtaq and side pishtaq, Atala Masjid, Jaunpur.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|Main pishtaq leading into the iwan of Atala Masjid]]
Firoz Shah III began the construction of the [[Atala Masjid, Jaunpur|Atala Masjid]] in 1393. The Atala masjid is model of Indo-Iran architecture. The Atala became a model for other [[Mosque|Masjids]] in the Jaunpur district. Architecturally, it retained and advanced the element of monumentalism. The height of the Atala masjid is over {{convert|100|ft|m}}. The perimeter is {{convert|248|ft|m}}. The entrance has three massive stone pylons. The central one consists of a high arch between two sloping towers. These are decorated with arched niches and stone screened windows.<ref>{{cite book|author=Krishna Chaitanya|title=Arts of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EGUpX1O0hoC|year=1987|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-209-3}}</ref><ref name="pur">[http://jaunpurcity.in/?p=2336 "Atala Masjid"] Jaunpur City website. Accessed 5 May 2012</ref>

===Jhanjhari Masjid===
The Jhanjhari Masjid, on the north bank of the Gomti river, was built by Ibrahim in the Sipah locality of Jaunpur township. It was a residence of Ibrahim himself, as well as a place for saints, scholars ([[pandits]]) and the army (who kept animals such as elephants, camels, horses and mules). After human destruction and flood damage, only the [[facade]] remains. This consists of an arch, {{convert|35|ft|m}} high and {{convert|32|ft|m}} wide. Some of the stones from this masjid were used in the construction of the Shahi bridge.<ref name="pur"/>

===Masjid Jama ash Sharq (Jama Masjid)===
[[File:Main arcade facade, Jama Masjid, Jaunpur.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|Main arcade facade, Jama Masjid]]
The [[Jama Masjid, Jaunpur|Jama Masjid]] is another of the [[Sharqi dynasty]] period, started by Ibrahim Shah Sharqi and after a number of construction phases, completed by Hussain Shah. It is located on the Shahganj road near the Purani bazaar in Jaunpur City. The size of the masjid interior is {{convert|219|ft|m}} x {{convert|217|ft|m}}. 27 steps climb to the top. There are four gates, one at each [[cardinal point]]. The eastern gateway was destroyed by [[Sikandar Lodi|Sikander Lodhi]]. The masjid is decorated with [[Egypt]]ian style engravings and [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus]], [[sunflower]] and [[rose]] [[motif (visual arts)|motif]]s.

===Lal Darwaza Masjid===
This Masjid was built in 1447 (as per inscription of this masjid) at [[Begamganj|Begumganj]], {{convert|1|mi|km}} north of Jaunpur, during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Sharqi, by Queen Bibi Rajyi, dedicated to Maulana Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, a celebrated saint ([[Maulana]]) of Jaunpur, whose descendants still live in the mohalla bazaar bhua Pandariba Jaunpur and mohalla Namaz Gah laldarwaza. The masjid occupies {{convert|212|sqft|m2}} x {{convert|188|sqft|m2}} and has three entrances and a courtyard. It is also known as the "Red Portal Masjid".

===Shahi Pul===
[[File:ShahiPul.jpg|thumb|303x303px|Shahi Pul Night view]]
The [[Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur|Shahi Pul]] is a bridge over the Gomti river at Jaunpur township. It was built by Khankhana in 1564 for Akbar. The bridge is {{convert|26|ft|m}} wide. At each end were [[pillbox (military)|pillbox]]es to house stalls. On a square platform in the middle of the bridge, there is a large sculpture of a lion with an elephant underneath its forepaws. The statue originated in a [[Buddhist monastery]]. There is an associated mosque at Idgah on the Allahabad road.

===Shahi Qila===
In 1462, Firoz Shah III built the [[Shahi Qila, Jaunpur|Shahi Qila]] (the imperial fort). The ''Kerar Kot'' fort once stood on the same site in Jaunpur township on the north bank of the [[Gomti River|Gomti river]]. It contained a [[mosque]] and a spacious and stylish set of [[Turkish bath|baths]] (hammam) installed by Ibrahim, Firoz's brother. The layout of the fort is an irregular [[Complete quadrangle|quadrangle]] enclosed in stone walls. The walls surround raised [[Earthworks (archaeology)|earthworks]]. Most of the remains of the original structures are buried or in ruin.<ref name="fort">[http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_up_jaunpurfort.asp "Jaunpur Fort,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207131820/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_up_jaunpurfort.asp |date=7 February 2014 }} Archaeological Survey of India website. Accessed 7 December 2013.</ref>

The main gates face east. The largest inner gate is {{convert|14|m|ft}} in height. Its external surface is set with [[ashlar]] stone.<ref name="fort"/> A further, outer, gate was installed during the reign of the Mughal king, Akbar, under the patronage of the governor of Jaunpur, Min'im Khan in the 16th century. It is designed in the shape of a flanking [[bastion]]. The [[spandrels]] or spaces between the arches of the outer gate were decorated with blue and yellow tiles. Ornamental [[niche (architecture)|niche]]s are built into the walls of the outer gate. The two story residential and administrative building or "palace" was built in a square layout. An interior pillared [[veranda]]h or ''aiwan'' overlooked the ground floor from the first.
[[File:Shahi-fort.jpg|thumb|304x304px|Shahi Qila on banks of Gomti Aerial View ]]
The mosque or ''masjid'' is likely the oldest building in Jaunpur township. It was a simple [[arcade (architecture)|arcade]] of about {{convert|39.40|m|ft}} x {{convert|6.65|m|ft}}. It was supported by pillars in the [[Architecture of Bengal|Bengali style]]. There are three low central [[dome]]s and no [[minar]]s. (There are two nearby stone pillars instead).<ref name="fort"/><ref>Yasin M. and Yasin M. (Ed.)[https://books.google.com/books?id=hz4LJu1EqJIC&dq=jaunpur+AND+fort&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Reading in Indian History."] Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 1988. p66. Accessed at Google Books 6 December 2013.</ref><ref name="Asher">Asher C. B. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3ctLNvx68hIC&dq=jaunpur+AND+fort&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Architecture of Mughal India, Part 1, Volume 4. From "[[The New Cambridge History of India]]."] Cambridge University Press, 1992 {{ISBN|0521267285}}, 9780521267281. p88 Accessed at Google Books 6 December 2013. Akriti Shukla(Gupta ji).</ref>

===Sheetla Chowkiya Dham===
Located at Chowkiya, Panchhatiya, the temple is devoted to goddess [[Shitala]], who resides in the main temple of the complex. There are other temples of god and goddess of mostly of the local deities. There is also a pond.The temple is very much popular among the locals. It is believed that before leaving the district, it's necessary to take blessings of Mata Sheetla for safety and well-being. There is a Neem tree in temple believed to be more than 300 years old.

=== Raja Ki Haveli ===
[[File:Raja Ji Ki Haweli - JAUNPUR.jpg|thumb|305x305px|Royal Palace of Jaunpur]]
It is situated on Panchatiya Road. The palace of royal family of Jaunpur was once owned by Raja Yadvendra Dutt Dubey. Now the palace has been converted into Wedding Lawn. The palace also has a Pokhra where events like Ravan Dahan and Dussehra mela takes place every year.

== Notable people ==


* [[Dinesh Kunwar Patel]], developer of world's first homemade humanoid [[Shalu Robot|Robot "Shalu"]] that can speak 47 languages (from Rajamalpur village in Mariahu, Jaunpur)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Javed Ahmed|date=24 Mar 2021|title=जौनपुर के दिनेश पटेल ने बनाया अर्द्ध मानव रोबोट, 9 भारतीय, 38 विदेशी भाषाओं में कर सकता है संवाद|work=[[ABP News]]|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/dinesh-patel-from-jaunpur-create-robot-shalu-ann-1831986|access-date=22 Oct 2021}}</ref>
*[[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]] - Indian [[Bengali language]] writer and [[script writer]] in Bollywood. Creator of the famous detective character [[Byomkesh Bakshi]] and also huge number of historical fiction novels and short stories in [[Bengali language]].
*[[Ashok Bhushan]] - Judge at the Supreme Court of India and was 31st Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
*[[Muhammad Yunus Jawnpuri]], Indian [[hadith]] scholar and former Shaykh al-Hadith of [[Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur]].
*[[Ravi Kishan]] - Actor and MP
*[[Mohammad Akram Nadwi]] - Dean faculty of Islamic studies Oxford University London
*[[Acharya Ramamurti]] - Indian social activist (Gandhian) and educationist
*[[Rambhadracharya]] - Hindu spiritual leader, poet, commentator, educationist, religious and social figure
*[[Indu Prakash Singh]] - Philosopher, economist, politician and former diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service
*[[Tufani Saroj]] - Former Member of Parliament [[Machhlishahr]]
*[[Lalji Singh]] - Scientist who worked in the field of [[DNA profiling|DNA fingerprinting technology]]
*[[Rajesh Vivek]] - Actor
*[[Jagmohan Yadav]] - Former IPS police officer and former Director-General of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]
*[[Parasnath Yadava]] - Former MP and former Cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh Government
*[[Shailendra Yadav Lalai]] - MLA [[Shahganj]] and former minister of Uttar Pradesh Government

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Jaunpur}}
{{Wikisource1911Enc|Jaunpur}}
* {{official website|http://Jaunpur.nic.in}}
* [http://www.hamarajaunpur.com First website of Jaunpur in Hindi]
* [http://www.jaunpurcity.in First website of Jaunpur in English]

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Jaunpur district - Revision history

->Sakht Launda hu mai at 15:36, 15 January 2022