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Jhansi lies on the plateau of central India, an area dominated by rocky relief and minerals underneath the soil. The city has a natural slope in the north as it is on the south western border of the vast Tarai plains of Uttar Pradesh and the elevation rises on the south.
Jhansi, city, southwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies in the western part of the upland Bundelkhand region, along the border with Madhya Pradesh state and just west of the Betwa River. The city, which is enclosed by a wall, expanded around a fort built in 1613 by the ruler of Orchha.
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Jhansi Rani (1985), an Indian Tamil film by M. Karnan, starring Pandharibai in the titular role. In 1988 Doordarshan serial Bharat Ek Khoj produced and directed by Shyam Benegal also included a full episode on Revolt 1857. The titular role of Rani Lakshmibai was played by noted TV actress Ratna Pathak Shah
Lakshmi Bai, also spelled Laxmi Bai, (born c. November 19, 1835, Kashi, India—died June 17, 1858, Kotah-ki-Serai, near Gwalior), rani (queen) of Jhansi and a leader of the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58. Brought up in the household of the peshwa (ruler) Baji Rao II, Lakshmi Bai had an unusual upbringing for a Brahman girl.
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Jhansi was an independent princely state ruled by the Maratha Newalkar dynasty under suzerainty of British India from 1804 till 1853, when the British authorities took over the state under the terms of the Doctrine of Lapse, and renamed it the Jhansi State. Before the takeover, it was under the Peshwas from 1728 to 1804.
There are 5 tehsil in district Jhansi: Jhansi; Mauranipur; Garautha; Tehroli; Moth; Development Blocks. There are 8 Development Blocks: Babina; Badagaon; Bamaur; Bangra; Chirgaon; Gursarai; Mauranipur; Moth; Constituencies. There are 4 constituencies in Jhansi District: 222 – Babina; 223 – Jhansi Nagar; 224 – Mauranipur; 225 – Garautha ...
Jhansi serves as the gateway to Bundelkhand region. Along with Jhansi, Panna, Orchha and Khajuraho are some of the prominent places which fall under Bundelkhand region.
North Central Railway is known as the Workhorse of Indian Railways which spreads across three divisions viz Prayagraj, Jhansi and Agra, It extends from Ghaziabad (excl.) in the north to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya junction (excl.) in the east on New Delhi Howrah trunk route and from Palwal (excl.) to Bina(excl.) on New Delhi Mumbai/ Chennai corridor.