Hussainabad

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For the town in Pakistan, see Hussainabad, Pakistan.
  ?Hussainabad
Jharkhand • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Palamu
Population 23,433 (2001)
Codes
• Telephone
• +06566

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Hussainabad is a town and a notified area in Palamu district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Hussainabad had a population of 23,433. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hussainabad has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 45%. In Hussainabad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hussainabad is also known as Japla in the modern days.

[edit] History

In 1740 'Hidayat Ali Khan' was nominated as Jagirdar of Japla in Jharkhand state. (That time it was in Bihar state) The name Hussainabad is after Nawab Ghulam Hussain. They built fortresses and helped in development of Japla, Hussainabad. Freedom fighter and President of Indian National Congress Late Hasan Imam is also buried in Japla.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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