the two largest towns were Konch and Kalpi (pop. 10,139 in 1901). The district was traversed by the line of the Indian Midland railway from Jhansi to Kanpur. A small part of it is watered by the Betwa Canal. Grain, oil-seeds, cotton and ghee were exported. According to History the British Jalaun in the year 1840 state of the Maratha merger by its territory was taken intact Pargana Orai-Jalaun Aata and Mahoba instructed to own its rights and even received it. Jalaun District of Jalaun becoming the first phase can be said. there are two types stories about name Jalaun, According to first one in Jalaun territory, there was dense net of forests because in Hindi forests known as 'Wan'and net means 'Jal'. so JALAUN got its name JAlwan. By the time it changed as 'JALAUN'. The second story tells that Jalaun named after a saint 'Jalana'. Jalaun is the city which has its headquarters in Orai. that's why Jalaun is still struggling for basic needs of Railways, Roadways stands, Industrial areas, educational hubs, Good leadership, Employment. Jalaun participated in the freedom struggle under the leadership of Bundelkhand Kesri Dewan Shatrughan Singh and Rani Rajendra Kumari. These were the founders of the freedom movement in Bundelkhand. Their ancestral fort in Mangrauth is on one side of the river Betwa and on the other side of the betwa is Jalaun. Geography Jalaun is located at . It has an average elevation of 144 metres (472 feet). Demographics India census, Jalaun has population of 56,909 of which 30,070 are males while 26,839 are females. The population of Children with age of 0-6 is 7146 which is 12.56% of total population of Jalaun (NPP). In Jalaun Nagar Palika Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 893 against state average of 912. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Jalaun is around 938 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Jalaun city is 77.58% higher than state average of 67.68%. In Jalaun, Male literacy is around 84.19% while female literacy rate is 70.13%. Jalaun Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 9,560 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. Main crops Wheat Green Pea Menthol Pulse (Tuar/Pigeopea, Urad, Masoor/Lentil, Gram/Chickpea etc.) References External links Jalaun Government Website