Jansath

Jansath
Nickname(s): Jansath Jansath (Uttar Pradesh)
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Muzaffarnagar
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	17,782
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Jansath is a town and a nagar panchayat in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Jansath is located at 29°20′N 77°51′E / 29.33°N 77.85°E / 29.33; 77.85. It has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet).

As of 2001^[update] India census, Jansath had a population of 17,782. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jansath has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 65.38. Male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 45%. In Jansath, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. There are two major religions: Hindu and Islam. Muslims constitutes around 35% of total population.

Jansath is located in Uttar Pradesh the north-western part of India, about 118 km from the National Capital of Delhi.

This is a historical town since the time of Mahabharat. One more very old temple is also situated here where the Kauravas & Pandvas played dice & lost their kingdom is on the southern outskirts of Jansath and is known as " Mahadev ka Mandir".

The area has one of the largest concentrations of Sayyids in India. The influential Sayyid brothers, Sayyid Hassan Ali Khan and Sayyid Hussain Ali Khan, controlled the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1720. After their murder in 1720 through a conspiracy by Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar, Jansath was attacked by the Mughals Sayyid Saifuddin Ali khan, the younger brother of Hassan and Hussain Ali Khan was killed in the battle his tomb is in Jansath at the western entrance of the town.