Sihali Jageer Explained

Sihali Jageer
Native Name Lang:hi
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:28.7997°N 78.2628°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Amroha
Founder:Pathan's
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:419
Elevation M:207
Population Total:9115
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:244241
Registration Plate:7162
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Gajraula
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:4797:4318[1] /

Sihali Jageer (also known as Sihali Jagir) is a village in the Hasanpur subdistrict of the Amroha district within Jyotiba Phule Nagar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Sihali Jageer is also famous for plants Nursery .

Sihali Jageer is a gram panchayat administered by a sarpanch. The village was originally settled by Pathans, 400 years ago. Sindh Mohalla was the first Mohalla of this village which settled by two brothers, Peer Khan and Meer Khan.[2]

Economy

Sihali Jageer is known as a center of the plant nursery and horticulture industry. Fareed Khan is credited with being the first resident in the village to develop a successful nursery business, and his success inspired many other village residents to develop their own nursery businesses.[3]

The name Sihali Jageer is also used as a trademark by a luxury ladies fashion company located in Ambedkar Nagar, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.[4] [5] The company was founded by a zamindar family of Amroha district named Sihali Jageer.[6]

The Anjuman A. Ashraf Pharmacy College (located at Vill-Basi Sahsoli Post-Sihali Jagir, Tehsil-Hasanpur, Amroha, J.P. Nagar 224241) was granted the status of "Diploma institutions only for conduct" for 2019–2020.[7]

Demographics

According to 2011 census data, there were 1474 households in Sihali Jageer and a population of 9115 of which 4797 were males while 4318 were females. In 2018, its population was estimated to have grown to around 14,000 made up of 2,000 households, of which 65% were estimated to have land holdings.[8]

The population of children in the village aged 0–6 was 1665 which constituted 18.27% of the total population of village according to the 2011 census data. The child sex ratio was 875 which was lower than the Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Per the 2011 census data, Sihali Jageer village had a literacy rate of 58.98%, which was below the average literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh at 67.68%. The male literacy rate was 67.66%, while the female literacy rate was 49.39%.

Ashfaq Ali Khan is from Sihali Jageer.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: View Population . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  2. Web site: Sihali Jageer #Old Fashined Fabrics in Modern Styles. Sihali Jageer. en-US. 2019-08-11.
  3. Web site: Saying it with saplings, the Sihali Jageer w. 2022-02-05. The Hindu Business Line. en.
  4. Web site: Sihali Jageer #Old Fashined Fabrics in Modern Styles. Sihali Jageer. en-US. 2019-08-11.
  5. Web site: Trade Marks Journal No: 1772, 21/11/2016 Class 25. 11 August 2019.
  6. Our pick of the month. Simply Mumbai Mumbai . September 13, 2018 . India Today. en. 2019-08-11.
  7. Web site: Pharmacy Council of India Diploma Institutions Only for Conduct. 11 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Saying it with saplings, the Sihali Jageer way. Brara. Sarita. @businessline. en. 2019-08-11.
  9. News: Member Profile. U.P. Legislative Assembly website. 8 October 2015.