Jhalotar | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 26.6906°N 80.6367°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country India |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Unnao |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1.777 |
Population Total: | 1990 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Jhalotar is a village in Hasanganj block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is located just to the west of the Mohan-Ajgain road, near a lake called Kundra Samundar.[2] It hosts a weekly haat and has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.[1] Drinking water is provided by hand pump.[1] As of 2011, the population of the village is 1,990, in 319 households.[1]
According to tradition, the spot now occupied by Jhalotar was once a dhak jungle where a faqir named Mushtaq Shah lived.[2] A Chamar man also built a house nearby, made a clearing, and started a village called "Jhali" here; the name later became Jhalotar.[2] Jhalotar is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as the seat of a pargana, and at some point the Subahdar of Awadh built a fort here.[2] In 1770, Beni Bahadur Kayasth, the minister of the Nawab of Awadh, was granted a jagir in the Jhalotar pargana, which was split off to become a new pargana based at Ajgain.[2] The two parganas were merged again under the British Raj.[2] At the turn of the 20th century, Jhalotar was described as a small village with a population of 682.[2] It hosted a small market once per week.[2]
The 1961 census recorded Jhalotar as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 854 (445 male and 409 female), in 164 households and 153 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 432 acres.[3]