Jhansi is known for its peaceful atmosphere. So there are no major concerns about safety of tourists. But if one takes precautions while traveling alone, the better it is. Exploring the places of interest, in groups and during day, is totally safe. It is known for the friendly and helping people it has. "Atithi Devo bhava" is well implemented by the citizens of this city.For any medical emergency, there are plenty of hospitals dotting the city.
Civil hospital, near Jhansi fort
Rani Lakshmi Bai medical college, Near Bundelkhand university
St. Jude's hospital, near Sipri hillock
Happy Family Nursing Home, behind hotel Sita
contact
Telephone: The area code for telephonic communication is 510. If you have a mobile phone, then, to dial any local landline number from your mobile, you have to dial 0510, then the desired number. If you want to dial a localU.P. East/West mobile number from your cell phone, then simply dial the ten digit mobile number.There are plenty of public phone booths every where. Some local phones at public places are coin operated. You can extend the talk by putting one Rupee coins in the slot. From any public booth showing "STD/ISD" on it, you can make long distance national and international calls.
Mobile services: There are currently six mobile operators in the city. Of these, Reliance and Tata provide services on CDMA platform while Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and state-run BSNL work on GSM platform. So if you carry a GSM handset, you can buy a prepaid connection here from any of these companies for your communication needs, while you travel in and around the city. While most companies provide with excellent network coverage, especially BSNL, Reliance, and Airtel; the congestion in BSNL network has almost become a norm.
Internet: The railway staion of Jhansi has a cyber cafe on platform no.1, near the main gate, with broadband speed and you can use full internet services here. Apart from this, the city is dotted with various cyber cafes in the marketplaces, near hotels, and charge Rs. 15-20 per hour. All the cyber cafes use Windows xp/Windows 98 operating system and Internet Explorer 5.0 or above as the web browser. Some use Mozilla Firefox browser too. It is advisable to clear the cache memory of the computer after signing out.
glossary
Foreign tourists may encounter many Hindi words on this page. Such words are given in italics here. It is useful to acquaint with some common words while visiting Jhansi. A brief list of some words is given below with their meaning.
alha : a song form narrating the bravery of Bundela heroes.
aloo-tikki : vegetable cutlet, made of boiled potato.
bagh : garden.
chaat : Indian snack.
chai : tea, it is pronounced as 'chaay'.
chouraha : crossroads, square.
chowk : crossroads. Another meaning is- courtyard.
dahi : curd.
dhaba : roadside food joint selling local dishes.
doodh : milk.
kachori : deep-fried, stuffed, spicy pancake.
masala : spice, condiment.
mehandi : henna.
paneer : Indian cottage cheese.
paani : water.
rai : a folk dance form from Bundelkhand region.
rangoli : geometrical pattern drawn in front of the houses, preferably with white powder.
samosa : three-dimensinal triangle shaped snack with potato stuffing.