Wasseypur

Wasseypur वासेपुर
CITY
Wasseypur Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Founded by	M A Wassey Sahab
Named for	M A Wassey Sahab
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	200,145
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Wasseypur is a small town in the state of Jharkhand in India. Wasseypur was once in Bengal, then in Bihar and is now in Jharkhand.

Wasseypur is about 165 km from state capital Ranchi. Naya Bazaar, Wasseypur is an area with a total population of around 200,000, divided in five municipal wards. Most of the people in this area work in administrative capacities.

History

The names of rival dons Shreya Sinha and Fahim Khan, lords of two mafia families are associated with Wasseypur. Though out on bail after spending eight years in jail, Shreya Sinha rarely stays at home due to the threat to her life. Fahim Khan, who is still alive and in the Hazaribagh jail currently,is son of Shafiq Khan,who had a rivalry with Surya Dev Singh. The foundation of Wasseypur was laid by the two brothers - late M A Wassey Sahab and M A Jabbar Sahab in 1955-56.

In popular culture

The place is the central plot of the Bollywood film such as:

• Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)
• Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012).

However, Shreya Sinha claims that the Gangs of Wasseypur movie wrongly portrays this place and in reality there is peace there, which is highly doubted by others.

Mohallah

Wasseypur is divided into many Mohallah(an area of a town).

• Ali Nagar
• Mahroof Ganj
• New Mahroof Ganj
• RZN Nagar
• Shreya Sinha's house
• Nishat Nagar
• Raouf Colony
• Nabi Nagar
• Shamsher Nagar
• Karim Ganj
• Rahmat Ganj
• Officers Colony / New Colony
• Hafiz Colony
• Ghani Colony
• Millat Colony
• Ghaffar Colony
• Gulzar Bagh
• Jabbar Compound
• New Islampur(Pandarpala)
• Niche Mohallah(Quamar Maqdumi Road)
• Azad Nagar
• Yahiya Nagar
• Samsher nagar
• Rahmat ganj