Jhalotar

Jhalotar is a village in Hasanganj block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is located just to the west of the Mohan-Ajgain road, near a lake called Kundra Samundar.[2] It hosts a weekly haat and has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.[1] Drinking water is provided by hand pump.[1] As of 2011, the population of the village is 1,990, in 319 households.[1]

Jhalotar
Village
Map showing Jhalotar (#934) in Hasanganj CD block
Map showing Jhalotar (#934) in Hasanganj CD block
Jhalotar is located in Uttar Pradesh
Jhalotar
Jhalotar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°41′26″N 80°38′12″E
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictUnnao
Area
[1]
 • Total1.777 km2 (0.686 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,990
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

History

According to tradition, the spot now occupied by Jhalotar was once a dhak jungle where a faqir named Mushtaq Shah lived.[2] A Chamar man also built a house nearby, made a clearing, and started a village called "Jhali" here; the name later became Jhalotar.[2] Jhalotar is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as the seat of a pargana, and at some point the Subahdar of Awadh built a fort here.[2] In 1770, Beni Bahadur Kayasth, the minister of the Nawab of Awadh, was granted a jagir in the Jhalotar pargana, which was split off to become a new pargana based at Ajgain.[2] The two parganas were merged again under the British Raj.[2] At the turn of the 20th century, Jhalotar was described as a small village with a population of 682.[2] It hosted a small market once per week.[2]

The 1961 census recorded Jhalotar as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 854 (445 male and 409 female), in 164 households and 153 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 432 acres.[3]

References
  1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 204–36. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 188–91. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. liv-lv of section "Hasanganj Tehsil". Retrieved 2 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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