Jabalpur
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Jabalpur | ||
| Sub-district : | Jabalpur | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 11 ′ N , 79 ° 56 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 411 m | ||
| Area : | 152.5 | ||
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Inhabitants : - Agglomeration : |
1,055,025 (2011) 1,267,564 (2011) |
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| Website : | Jabalpur | ||
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Jabalpur ( Hindi : जबलपुर ), also called Sanskaardhaani and formerly Jubbulpore in Anglic language, is the third largest city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh with over 1 million inhabitants . Jabalpur has two universities, is a Catholic bishopric as well as an industrial and military location. The city is the headquarters of the Madhya Pradesh Supreme Court, the Madhya Pradesh High Court .
etymology
There is no consensus on the origin of the name Jabalpur . Some scholars argue that the name is based on the Arabic Jabal ( Arabic جبل, DMG ǧabal ), which means something like "mountain" or "hill". Another explanation is based on the term Jauli Pattala , which was found in some post- Gupta and Kalachuri inscriptions in the region. The term refers to one of a Kalachuri rulers, whose wife of Zabulistan to settle came, town founded by people from Zabulistan.
Jabalpur is often referred to as Jablipattan ( Hindi : जाबालिपत्तन Jābālipattan ) or Jabalipuram (Hindi: जाबालिपुरम Jābālipuram ) after the sage Jaabaali from the Ramayana epic .
location
Jabalpur is situated in the Vindhya Range km about 10 north of the Narmada -Flusstals at a height of 400 meters above sea level. d. M. The distance to Bhopal is about 300 km (driving distance) in a westerly direction; it is a total of around 500 km to Indore . The climate is temperate by Indian standards, rain (approx. 1275 mm / year) falls mainly during the summer monsoon season .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 741.927 | 932.484 | 1,055,525 |
The population of Jabalpur consists mainly of Hindus (approx. 80%) and Muslims (approx. 15%); the remaining 5% are made up of Jains , Sikhs , Christians and Buddhists . As is common with Indian censuses, the male population exceeds the female population by around 10%. Mostly Hindi is spoken .
history
The Kalachuri particular in the 9th century the place Trupuri , located on the outskirts of the modern town, the capital of their kingdom. From the 13th century the city was part of the Kingdom of the Gond ; later it was ruled by the Sultanate of Delhi and the Mughal Empire . During its decline in the 18th century it fell to the Marathas , who called the city Jabbalgarh . After the defeat by the East India Company in the Third Marath War (1818), sovereignty over Jabalpur passed to the British .
Attractions
- The small Madan-Mahal-Fort stands on a hill consisting of granite rocks above the city - a building from the 17th century in the Indo-Islamic style .
- The Hanumantal Bada Jain Temple Complex , which dates back to the 18th century and consists of 22 individual temples, is located on a lake near the city center.
- The Rani Durgavati Museum , inaugurated in 1964, houses a remarkable collection of medieval sculptures.
- An approximately 22 m high statue of Shiva was inaugurated in the Kachnar City district in 2006 . It shows the meditating god sitting on a tiger skin with a trident ( trishula ) and an hourglass drum ( damaru ) in his right raised hand; the left is holding a prayer chain ( mala ). A cobra snake winds around his neck ; his hair is tied up in a lichen crown - a crescent moon ( chandra ) protrudes from it.
- The 225 m high Katanga television tower is on the outskirts of Jabalpur .
- Surroundings
Popular excursion destinations are the Marble Rocks , about 18 km to the west , a rock breakthrough in the Narmada River near Bhedaghat, and the nearby Chausath Yogini Temple (Bhedaghat) .
Web links
- Jabalpur and around, attractions (english)
- Rani Durgavati Museum - Photos and information (English)
