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Pop: 420,000
Phone Code: 0517
The main reason most travelers come to Jhansi is because it is the
closest train junction on the Delhi-Mumbai line to Khajuraho. It is
5½ hours by bus to Khajuraho from Jhansi. Jhansi is actually
located in Uttar Pradesh, but because it is close to Khajuraho in Madhya
Pradesh, we have included it in the Madhya Pradesh chapter.
When the Raja of Jhansi died without a male heir in 1853 , the British
used the Principle of Lapse rule and took over the kingdom from his
widow, the Rani (queen) of Jhansi and pensioned the Rani off. When the
Upraising began in 1857, the Rani and her followers revolted against
the British. After the British gained control again, they gave Jhansi
to Maharaja Scindia in exchange for Gwalior in 1861. Twenty-five years
later they took back Jhansi.
Information
There is an Uttar Pradesh Tourist Office (244-1267),
at the Hotel Veerangana. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am to 5 pm
There are Madhya Pradesh (442-622) and Uttar
Pradesh tourist counters at the railway station.
The State Bank of India changes money (usually only
American Express travelers cheques). Jhansi Hotel and
Hotel Sita change money and travelers cheques..
Tour-aids (443-490), Jai Complex, Civil Lines, hires
out cars to Khajuraho, Orchha and other places.
Places to See
Maharaja Bir Singh Deo of Orchha built the Jhansi Fort
in 1613. The fort is not large and there is not much to see. Open July
to April 15 daily except Mon 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. April 16 to June,
daily except Mon 7.30 am to 12.30 pm. Admission: Foreigners/Indians
US$5/Rs 10. Video Rs 25.
There are Dioramas just below the fort portraying the
battle in which the Rani of Jhansi died.
Near the fort is the Rani Mahal, the Rani of Jhansi’s
palace. It is now a museum with 9th to 12th centuries sculptures (daily
except Mon 10 am to 5 pm).
Where to Stay
There are Retiring Rooms in the railway station for
Rs 150 and Rs 300 with A/C. Dorm beds Rs 40.
Hotel Pujan, Gwalior Rd, is an inexpensive place and
is a good value.
Central Hotel (440-509) has rooms with common bath
and no windows for Rs 100/125 and with bath and air-cooling for Rs 175/225.
The upstairs rooms are better.
Hotel Prakash (330-133; fax 331-911), Sardarila Lal
Market, has good, clean rooms with hot water and a TV for Rs 250/300
and with AC and a TV for Rs 450/550. It is a little run-down. 24-hour
checkout.
Hotel Samrat (244-4943), Shivpuri Rd, Chitra Chauraha,
near the railway station, is a new place with clean, air-cooled rooms
with bath for Rs 300/400 and with TV for Rs 450/500. 24-hour checkout.
Recommended.
UP Tourism’s Hotel Veerangana (244-2402), 1km
from the railway station, has rooms for Rs 350/500 and Rs 800/900 with
A/C. Dorm beds are Rs 60. It is not well-maintained.
Jhansi Hotel (470-360; fax 470-470) is one of the best
places in town. It was a hotel during the British Raja and it has a
large garden and verandahs. Rooms are Rs 550/650 and Rs 650/750 with
A/C.
Close by is the Hotel Raj Palace (247-0554), Shastri
Marg, with air-cooled, clean, modern rooms for Rs 300/500 and A/C rooms
for Rs 750/800.
Hotel Sita (244-2956; fax 244-4691), 84 Shivpuri Rd,
near the station, is a modern hotel with comfortable, clean rooms. It
is a well-maintained, recommended, mid-range place. Rooms cost Rs 750/825
with air-cooling and Rs 1000/1200 with A/C.
There are no high-range hotels in Jhansi.
Where to Eat
The restaurant at the Prakash Hotel is good.
Nav Bharat is good.
Holiday Restaurant, near the Jhansi Hote in Sadar Bazaarl,
is one of the best places in town.
Jhansi Hotel, Samrat Hotel and Hotel Sita all
have good restaurants.
Travel
Train Jhansi is on the main Delhi-Agra-Mumbai
line. Shatabdi Exp #2002 is the quickest train from Delhi (4½
hr, 6.15 am). From Jhansi, the Shatabdi Exp departs to Bhopal at 10.47
am and returns to Delhi at 5.58 pm via Agra (2½ hr). If arriving
from Khajuraho in the afternoon on your way to Agra, Mathura, or Delhi,
I advise (unless you can get a confirmed seat) that you take the Shatabdi
Exp (5.58 pm) despite the expense. The other trains are not reliable
and leave at inconvenient times.
There are trains to Delhi (five daily, 4½ to 8 hr), Mumbai (21½
hr), Agra (2½ to 3½ hr), Indore (10 hr), Bhopal (4 hr),
and Gwalior (1½ hr). Other trains go to Varanasi, Bangalore,
Chennai, and Lucknow. Jalgaon (for Ajanta Caves) Mahakosal Exp #1450
(11.45, 11 hr); Lucknow Gwalior-Barauni Mail #5224 (11.15 am, 9 hr),
Kushi Nagar Exp #1015 (8.15 pm, 7½ hr) ; Mumbai Kushi Nagar Exp
#1016 (7.15 am, 22 hr) and Punjab Mail #2138 (12.15 pm, 21½ hr);
Varanasi Bundelkhand Exp #1107 (7.20 pm, 14 hr) .
Auto-rickshaws cost about Rs 25 from the railway station to the bus
station. You can also take one of the regular tempos for Rs 4.
Bus
There are express buses to Khajuraho (5½ hr) departing
from the railway station at 6, 7, and 11 am Slower state buses depart
to Khajuraho from the bus stand on Kanpur Rd, 4km east of the railway
station, in the morning and at 1.15 pm.
There are buses to Gwalior, Shivpuri, Lalitpur, and Orchha (30 min,
every half-hour).
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