Jaunpur is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It forms part of the Varanasi division. The district headquarters are situated at Jaunpur. It is also the municipal board of the district. Jaunpur district is located to the northwest of the district of Varanasi. It is similar to other parts of the Purvanchal area. It is suitable for agriculture, has high illiteracy and has low human development index.

Jaunpur is 261 to 290 feet above sea level. Most of the area is level plain with some shallow valleys. The main rivers in the area are Gomti and Sai. The area also has certain small rivers such as Varuna, Basuhi, Pili, Mamur and Gangi. The area is divided into four landmasses by the Rivers Gomti and Basuhi. Sandy, loamy and clayey soils are found in the area. Floods affect the area very often. Minerals are rare in this region. Lime is produced though by burning rocks.

Jaunpur History

Mahatama Gandhi visited Jaunpur in October 1929. The Congress flag was hoisted on the building of Municipal Board and Zila Parishad in 1932. Seventy two people were tried and sentenced due to this. On August 10, 1942, the Quit India Movement started. Several leaders of congress, students, youth and shopkeepers took out a Rally in Jaunpur city on October 11, 1942. Also a massive crowd gathered at the Collectorate premises and tried to unfurl the Indian Tricolor. The police opened fire at them. The anger among the revolutionaries was expressed through various media in different parts of the district. They burnt down the Sujanganj police station. Telephone lines of Shahganj, Sarai Khwaja, Jalalganj were snapped. The Railway stations of Madiyahun, Bilawai, Badshahpur and Dobhi were damaged. Roads were also cut at several places. They tried to demolish the Dhaniyamau Bridge on August 16, 1942. A dispute arose between the revolutionary and the police. The police opened fire. Singramau Jamindar Singh and Ram Adhar Singh alongwith Ram Padarath Chauhan and Ram Nihore Kahar died. A fair is held every year in their memory at Dhaniyamau. Eleven people died and seventeen were injured in a firing which took place at Machhalishahar and Uchaura. A hundred and ninety six people were arrested and imprisoned alongwith Hargovind Singh, Deep Narain VErma and Mujtaba Hussain. The police beat Ramanand and Raghuraee mercilessly. They were hanged from trees in Agraura village and shot on August 23, 1942. Their corpses kept hanging from the trees for three days.

Jaunpur Tourism

Tourist places in Jaunpur
Shahi Qila
Atala Masjid
Jhanjhari Masjid
Masjid Lal Darwaza
Jama Masjid
Shahi Pul
Jama Mashid, Macchalishahar
Gujar Tal
Temple Of Ma Sheeta Chaukiya Devi
Shahi Bridge
Yamdagni Ashram
Archaeological Museum