Jiyanpur is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Azamgarh district Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...

in the

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. It lies along State Highway 66.

Geography

Jiyanpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 70 metres (229 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Jiyanpur had a population of 40578. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%Jiyanpur has an average literacy rate of 78%, lower than the national average of 79.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 51%. In Jiyanpur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Cities and towns in Azamgarh district {{Azamgarh-geo-stub