Jalalpur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.0417°N 78.4602°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Firozabad |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Firozabad |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10.982 |
Population Total: | 5478 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Jalalpur is a village in Firozabad block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Located by the Yamuna river and just off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, it is the site of a small forest reserve. As of 2011, it had a population of 5,478, in 851 households.
Jalalpur is located by the bank of the Yamuna river and the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.[1] The 2011 census recorded 34 hectares of forest cover on Jalalpur's village lands, which in total covered about 1,098 hectares. An additional 5-acre (about 2-hectare) "micro-forest" has since been planted on village lands by the riverbank. It began in 2018 as a one-acre area and had expanded to 5 acres by July 2019. Current tree species include pipal, banyan, neem, and lemon, as well as a few mango trees.[1]
As of 2011, Jalalpur had a population of 5,478, in 851 households. This population was 55.8% male (3,057) and 44.2% female (2,421). The 0-6 age group numbered 875 (477 male and 398 female), making up 16.0% of the total population. 676 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.3% of the total.[2]
The 1981 census recorded Jalalpur as having a population of 3,305 people (1,853 male and 1,452 female), in 533 households and 526 physical houses.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Jalalpur as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 2,647 people (1,449 male and 1,198 female), in 443 households and 315 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,730 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.[4]
As of 2011, Jalalpur had 2 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by tap, hand pump, and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural (but not commercial) purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[5]