- Jhusi
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native_name = Jhusi | type = city | latd = 25.43 | longd = 81.93
locator_position = right | state_name = Uttar Pradesh
district = Allahabad
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altitude = 76
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 13,633| population_density =
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footnotes =Jhusi is a town and a
nagar panchayat inAllahabad district in theIndia n state ofUttar Pradesh .Geography
Jhusi is located at coord|25.43|N|81.93|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Jhusi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jhusi] ] . It has an average elevation of 76
metre s (249 feet). Jhusi is the biggest town area in Allahabad district. There is a Birla guest house andHarish-Chandra Research Institute near the bank ofGanges .GB Pant Social Science research center , Vishnu Temple, Ulta Kila (an old fort) are also here. The town has a huge religious importance, being at the bank of river Ganga and lying in the Kumbh Mela areaDemographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Jhusi had a population of 13,633. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Jhusi has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 43%. In Jhusi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.History
Recently a site near the confluence of Ganges and
Yamuna rivers called Jhusi yielded aC14 dating of 7100 BC for itsNeolithic levels. Historically, Jhusi was known as Prathisthanpuram. It was burnt down by foreign invaders around 13-14th century and it came to be known as Jhulsi (Hindi word meaning burnt) the 'l' went missing as years passed on, became Jhusi.References
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