Jhānsi
Jhansi is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Jhansi is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (Toshan) Balwant Nagar was the old name of Jhansi. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand, on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi district and Jhansi division. Also called the Gateway to Bundelkhand, Jhansi is situated near and around the rivers Pahuj and Betwa at an average elevation of 285 m (935 ft). It is about 471 kilometres (293 mi) from national capital New Delhi, 109 kilometres (67.7 mi) from Gwalior, 240 kilometres (150 mi) from Kanpur and 320 kilometres (200 mi) from state capital Lucknow.
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Worth seeing in and around Jhānsi
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhansi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhansi ) is a diocese located in the city of Jhansi in the ecclesiastical province of Agra in India.
2.8 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Jhansi Fort
Jhansi Fort or Jhansi ka Qila is a fortress situated on a large hilltop called Bangira, in Uttar Pradesh. It served as a stronghold of the Karhade Brahmin Kings in Balwant Nagar from the 11th through the 17th century.
1.2 km · fort of Jhansi · Wikipedia - 03St. Jude's Shrine, Jhansi
St. Judes' Shrine is a Roman Catholic church located in Jhansi in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
800 m · church in Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 04Bundelkhand University
Bundelkhand University is a state university located in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1975 by a notification under the provision of the U.P. Universities Act.
4 km · state public university in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 05Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College
Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College or MLB Medical College is a state-run medical college located in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and one of the largest government-run hospitals in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. The college is affiliated to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University.
4.8 km · medical college located in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 06Dhyanchand Stadium
Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium is a hockey ground in Jhansi, India. The stadium is mostly used for Hockey purposes and has got coaching facility.
1.2 km · hockey ground in Jhansi, India · Wikipedia - 07Rani Mahal
The Rani Mahal is a royal palace in the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The palace was built by Raghu Nath-II of the Newalkar family, subedar of Jhansi.
1.5 km · palace in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Barua
It is a small town on the bank of Betwa river.
- 02Chirgaon
Chirgaon is 30 km from Jhansi, It is on the banks of Betwa river.
- 03Fort of Jhansi
The fort of Jhansi was built in 1613, by Raja Bir Singh Judao (1606-27) of Orchha.
- 04Rani Mahal
- 05St Jude's Shrine
This shrine of great imortance among Catholic Christians.
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Things to do
There are a number of festivals/exhibitions worth watching, while in Jhansi. If you travel during festivities, you can witness the local culture with its customs and rituals more closely.
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Where to eat
Nearly all mid-range hotels here have restaurants that offer good Indian and continental food. Apart from these, throughout the city, you can find good eating places to suit every pocket. There are some roadside dhabas on the outskirts of the city too, with a rustic charm. Delhi Walla Chat store, Manik Chowk. Famous for panipuris and aloo tikki Geeta Bhojnalaya, Elite square.
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Getting to Jhānsi
- Airports
- Raja Bhoj (BHO), 271 km · Chaudhary Charan Singh (LKO), 274 km
- Stations
- Veerangana Laxmibai railway station, 1.8 km · Jhansi Airport, 4.7 km
- Bhopal → Jhānsi273 km · quickest by road, 5h 43m · ₹2,260–2,830
- Lucknow → Jhānsi280 km · quickest by road, 4h 37m · ₹2,030–2,540
- Jaipur → Jhānsi322 km · quickest by road, 6h 57m · ₹2,900–3,620
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No local-transport research exists yet for Jhānsi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Jhānsi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAuto rickshaw and tempos (shared auto rickshaw) are available from the station to most parts of the city 24 hours.
- Get inThere is a pre-paid booth at railway station for hiring auto-rickshaw.
- Get aroundThese are the bigger version of three-wheeled auto-rickshaws.
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