Jansath

Jansath
Jansath
Coordinates: 29°20′N 77°51′E / 29.33°N 77.85°E / 29.33; 77.85
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Muzaffarnagar
Government
• Body	Nagar Panchayat
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	17,782
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP12
Website	https://www.apnajansath.com

Jansath is a town and a nagar panchayat in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Chairman-Mr.Pravendra Bhadana

Geography[]

Jansath is located at

29°20′N 77°51′E / 29.33°N 77.85°E / 29.33; 77.85. It has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet).

Demographics[]

As of 2001 India census,^[1] 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 a small town in western Uttar Pradesh, the north-western part of India, about 118 km from the National Capital of Delhi.

This is a historical town and many stories are linked to it since the time of Mahabharat. An old temple, where the Kauravas 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 Sayyids in India.^{[citation needed]} The influential Sayyid brothers, Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan and Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan, controlled the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1720 are from Jansath. They were killed through a conspiracy by Mughal Emperor Mohammed Shah with the help of Asaf Jha I, who later became the first Nizam of Hyderabad.

In 1939 Jansath was attacked by the Mughals and Sayyid Saifuddin Ali khan, the younger brother of Hassan and Hussain Ali Khan was killed in the battle, where only 3300 Sayyids faced more than 30,000 Mughal troops. Sayyid Saifuddin Ali Khan was buried in Jansath near Karbala.

Jansath has several old monuments 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 & Mahadev Mandir.

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

The other well know figure from Jansath is Moraad Ali Khan, who won Gold Medal in Double trap shooting at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002. He also won Gold Medal in the Asian Championship in Chengdu, 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[]

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, apna jansath has donated free fifty face masks to the people of jansath in a partnership with Mister Fab.

References[]

2. Apna Jansath (अपना जानसठ), A digital platform for the tehsil Jansath founded by Rajan Dimri for the mission of Digital India launched and initiative by Prime minister of India Shri Narendra Modi.

3. Shri Radha Krishna Mandir Moh- Husainpura Jansath, Shri Radha Krishna Mandir Jansath is a very old and famous temple in Jansath. This is the only temple in jansath dedicated to lord Krishna Radha.