Jhansi is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, formerly known as Balwant Nagar, lying in the Bundelkhand region on the banks of the Pahuj River in the extreme south of the state. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Jhansi district and Jhansi division, sits at an average elevation of 285 meters near the Pahuj and Betwa rivers, and is known as the Gateway to Bundelkhand. It lies about 471 kilometers from New Delhi and 320 kilometers from the state capital, Lucknow.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Jhansi (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 507,000 (2011)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 25.44862, longitude 78.56962
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 285 m
P571 (inception)
inception 1613
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 507000 (2011)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Jhānsi - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 248 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, 78.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, 78.75
25.25 78.75 Csa
4. GeoNames: Jhānsi - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1269006Quote, cities500 record 1269006
25.45887 78.57994 P PPL IN 36 166 860 412927 248 Asia/Kolkata
Jhansi (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Jhansi (pronounced [d͡ʑʱãː.siː] ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Uttar Pradesh; continent follows from the atlas record for Uttar Pradesh
Jhansi (pronounced [d͡ʑʱãː.siː] ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
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