Jouli

Jouli, Jauli or Jolly is a village in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh India. It comes under Tehsil Jansath, Uttar Pradesh, which is one of the sub-divisions of the Sadaat-e-Bara. It is located 18km from Muzaffarnagar city and 0.5 km downstream of Upper Ganges Canal and 8 km from Bhopa. The canal is bifurcated at Jauli village, to Anupshahar branch.

Jauli
Jauli is located in Uttar Pradesh
Jauli
Jauli
Jauli (Uttar Pradesh)
Coordinates: 29°25′38.14″N 77°51′34.29″E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMuzaffarnagar
Area
  Total13.2865 km2 (5.1299 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,828
  Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi & Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

This village is inhabited by Shia Sayyids. The Sayyids of this village are Mousavi, (Kazmi) who migrated to India from Persia.

Geography

Jauli has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet).

History

Jauli is a very old village. Jauli is located in Uttar Pradesh the north-western part of India, about 120 km from the National Capital of Delhi. Syed Vais came to Jolly in 1579 after retirement from the Mughal Army. In the Mughal Army he worked as Mansab Dar. The descendants of Syed Vais ruled over Riyasat Haza Jauli since 1579 to 1952 (15 July) till Zamindar abolition. Syed Irtaza Hasnain and Syed Mujtaba Hasnain was the last ruler of Riyasat Haza Jauli. Mehdi Asghar (matru miya) s/o Syed Mujtaba Hasnain was the MLA from Morna vidhansaba and a very famous personality of Muzaffarnagar.

Famous Locations

  • Roza-E-Imam Sajjad (A.S.) is situated in Jauli. It is the only shrine in India which is attributed to Imam al-Sajjad (a) (The fourth Imam of Shia Community).

References

  • Atlas of Muzaffar Nagar
  • Gazeteer of Muzaffar Nagar District
  • Google Maps
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