Jalalabad, Shahjahanpur

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Jalalabad (Hindi: जलालाबाद, Urdu: جلال آباد Jalālābād) is a city and a municipal board in Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Jalalabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 133&nbsp;metres (436&nbsp;feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, Jalalabad had a population of 31,112. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jalalabad has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58%, and female literacy is 42%. In Jalalabad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Commercial Significance

Jalalabad is situated between major cities of Uttar Pradesh like Lucknow, Kanpur, Bareilly. It connects west U.P. to East U.P. by a road through which the majority of transportation occurs.Now after Kola Ghat bridge constructed,the easiest road to Delhi is via Badaun Distt. with out any heavy traffic.Jalalabad has a lots of farming and very fertile lands, where mainly potatoes,wheat and rise are cultivated.In fruits variety of mangos and guavos are harvested in the lots of gardens. The famous mango gardens of Hajiji's are situated in Barenda village.

Temples in Jalalabad

According to Indian mythology, Jalalabad is known as birth place of Lord Parushram; hence it is also known as Parushrampuri.

• Lord Parshuram temple
• Narsingh Bhagwan......
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