Jhinjhak

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Jhinjhak

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Jhinjhak Railway Station.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Jhinjhak Railway Station

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|26.5512803|79.7350681|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 = Lok Sabha constituency

| subdivision_type4 = Assembly constituency

| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

| subdivision_name2 = Kanpur Dehat district

| subdivision_name3 = Kannauj

| subdivision_name4 = Rasulabad

| established_title =

| established_date = 1916

| founder = British rule

| government_type =

| leader_title = Chairman

| leader_name = Sarojini Devi

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 =

| area_rank =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 131

| population_total = 45000

| population_as_of = 2011 est.

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 209302

| area_code = 05114

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| registration_plate = UP-77

| website = http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/

| demographics1_info1 = Hindi

}}

Jhinjhak ({{IAST|Jhīñjhak}}) is a town and a Municipal council in Kanpur Dehat district, India. The town is situated on the Lower Ganges Canal and is approximately {{Convert|20|km|mi}} from the industrial city of Dibiyapur.

Name

According to Paul Whalley, the name Jhīñjhak is derived from a reduplicated form of jhān (a common variant of standard Hindi [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/झाड़ jhāṛ] ("bushes, undergrowth"; ultimately from Sanskrit [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/झाट jhāṭa]), with the pleonastic suffix [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-क -ka] at the end.{{cite journal |last1=Whalley |first1=Paul |title=Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Section 2: Suffixes |journal=The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society |date=1922 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=52–98 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwdDAAAAYAAJ |access-date=22 July 2023}}{{rp|83-4}}

==History==

Jhinjhak Nagar Panchayat was founded on January 11, 1916, by the British Government. In 1972, its territory expanded to include the nearby villages "Turana" and "Tikan Gaon."{{Cite web|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/secaned-nagar-plika-declare-in-kanpur-dehat-hindi-news|title = जिले की दूसरी नगर पालिका बनेगी झींझक}} In 2016, Jhinjhak gained the Nagar Palika Parishad, further expanding its territory to include nearby villages.

Transport

=Rail=

Jhinjhak is served by the Kanpur-Phaphund-Tundla Sub-section, of Kanpur-Delhi section. Jhinjhak Railway Station is on the Delhi-Howrah rail route. It is a major station between Etawah and Kanpur central. It lies on the North Central railway zone. To the east, Ambiapur Station (10 km) is the nearest station. Going west, Parjani (5 km) is the next station. Kanpur Central Railway Station is the nearest major railway station.

Direct trains to Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Allahabad, Patna, Etawah, Dibiyapur, Agra, Delhi, Hathras run from this railway station. Kanpur Central railway station is {{Convert|63|km|mi}} away from other railway stations that service major cities in the country.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

=Road=

Jhinjhak is 50 km from the town Agra-Lucknow's expressway. NH 19 (previously, National Highway 2) is {{Convert|25|km|mi}} from the town. A road network connects the city to nearby cities including Dibiyapur, Auraiya, Kannauj, and Kanpur.{{Cite web|title=Jhinjhak, Uttar Pradesh - road map and street view|url=https://www.maps-streetview.com/India/Jhinjhak/roadmap.php|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.maps-streetview.com}}

=Air=

Jhinjhak has two airports. Lucknow Airport services major cities within the country as well as several international destinations. Kanpur Chakeri Airport services strictly domestic destinations.{{Cite web|title=Jhinjhak, India on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby, population|url=https://lr.utc.city/982564|access-date=2021-05-24|website=lr.utc.city}}

Places of worship

Akshayvat Akhaivar Temple{{Cite web|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/kanpur/special-story-on-akshayavat-temple-jhinjhak-kanpur-dehat-1282720/|title = पुणे के एक होटल से गायब हुआ विदेशी युवक | Foreign man, missing man, foreign man missing, Pune hotel|date = 6 January 2015}}
Jai Mata Di Temple
Shiva and Hanuman temple at Chota Chouraha
Sati Maa temple, Basti

References

External links

[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Jhinjhak-75218.htm Jhinjhak] at India9.com

http://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/story-ramnath-kovind-was-born-in-kanpur-dehat-studied-in-kanpur-1145989.html

Category: Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district