Hussainabad, Jharkhand

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Japla
City
Japla is located in Jharkhand
Japla
Japla
Location in Jharkhand, India
Japla is located in India
Japla
Japla
Japla (India)
Coordinates: 24°32′N 84°01′E / 24.53°N 84.02°E / 24.53; 84.02Coordinates: 24°32′N 84°01′E / 24.53°N 84.02°E / 24.53; 84.02
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictPalamu
Named forNawab Syed Ghulam Hussain
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total35,433
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
822116
Telephone code06566
Vehicle registrationJH
Websitewww.japla.in

Japla is a town and a sub division in Palamu district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.Hussainabad (Japla).

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census,[1] Hussainabad had a population of 23,433. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hussainabad has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 45%. In Hussainabad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History[edit]

In state government records it is known as Hussainabad but central government recognizes it by the name of Japla. In 1740, 'Hidayat Ali Khan' (born 1700) was nominated as Jagirdar of newly made jagir named as Japla in Jharkhand state (earlier it was in Bihar) by the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah. He also got the title of Nawab. This region was part of Kamsaar-o-bar and Hidayat Ali belonged to Dildarnagar Kamsar in Ghazipur. Because of some family dispute he along with his family left their native area in 1765 and came to Daltonsganj and bought 100,000 Bigha or 25271 hectares of land. On that land Hidayat Ali Khan's family established 10 villages and two towns which are now named as Mohammad Ganj, Haider nagar. These 12 places are also known as Chotka Kamsaar. These 14 places (now two tehsils) were the part of Kamsaar Raj till 1720 later the family divided the estate.[2] Hidayt Ali Khan got married with Azmat Zohra Begum who was a native of a village naer Japla. It is said that She was a daughter of a Jagirdar of Daltonganj. she and her Husband Hidayat Ali had one son name Nawab Hussain Khan who established Hussainabad and build a fort there, The ruins of their fortress of Hussain khan still exist. [3]

Nastik (upcoming film) starring Arjun Rampal was shot in Japla.[4]

Geography[edit]

Japla station

Hussainabad is situated at 24°32′N 84°01′E / 24.53°N 84.02°E / 24.53; 84.02.[5] It has an average elevation of 145 m (476 ft).

Hussainabad (Japla) is a small town in Jharkhand serving as the main market for nearby villages. It is on the border of Jharkhand and Bihar. The Railway station is called 'Japla'. Towards the Bihar from Japla, the following stations are Kajratnawadih and Nabinagar. Railway is the main source for intercity commutation but local buses and small vehicles also operate between nearby cities.

Approximately 4 km from Japla is Sone Valley Cements Limited (formerly known as Sone Valley Port Land Cement Company Limited), on the bank of Sone river, which ceased operating in 1993. It was first Portland cement factory of India established during British regime. It is said[by whom?] that the Mohraon Bungalow of Sone valley Cements was among some of the finest bungalows in the state of Bihar, and equipped with modern amenities. After the closure of the factory, the bungalow became dilapidated. Initial economic growth in Japla could be attributed to the cement factory, whose employees visited town to purchase goods for day-to-day needs, thus promoting the town's trade and commerce. The town now serves as the main market for nearby villages.[citation needed]

Infrastructure[edit]

In the absence of governmental help for improvement, Japla has only a basic infrastructure.[according to whom?] Roads are single carriageway, sewerage is non-existent, and the water supply is irregular.[citation needed]

Basic medical facilities are provided by a government-run health centre and private medical practitioners. For advance treatment patients either travel to the nearby town or to larger cities such as DALTONGANJ, Varanasi and Ranchi.[citation needed]

The condition of electricity supply is better than nearby towns with less than 5 hours power cut in a day.[further explanation needed] Solar power is also used for street lighting and domestic purposes.[citation needed]

The preferred public conveyance within in the town is man-pulled rickshaw, auto-rickshaw and jeep.[citation needed]

The outskirts of town are infested with naxalites because of surrounding dense jungle.[citation needed]

Japla's educational infrastructure is basic. There are government run schools for boys and girls and small private schools. For higher education students migrate to larger cities. Some residents of Japla are well-placed and are doing well in big cities.[citation needed] People from japla are working in IBM, TCS, Infosys and multinational banks.[citation needed]

The major source of income of townspeople is in small trading businesses and agriculture. The people of the villages surrounding the town engage in agriculture. The government is the biggest employer with the majority of the jobs coming from banks, schools and Government offices.

Amenities in Japla include the nationalised banks of SBI and PNB, a post office, two petrol pumps, and picture halls.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. ""Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley"".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Ghazipur Gazetteer".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Puff penalty for Rampal".
  5. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hussainabad

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