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{{short description|Town in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Redirect|Gauriganj|the village in Nepal|Gauriganj, Nepal}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement

| name = Gauriganj
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Amethi district|Amethi]]|
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| leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name = [[Rakesh Pratap Singh (politician)|Rakesh Pratap Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info |url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/web/guest/member?memberId=20817 |website=www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>
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| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_total = 326,723
| population_density_km2 = 855
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| blank2_info = 904:1000 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
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'''Gauriganj''' is a town and administrative headquarters of [[Amethi district]] in Faizabad division, [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. It is situated about 126 km from [[Lucknow]], the capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Before July 2010, Gauriganj was part of [[Sultanpur district]] and then taking Gauriganj, Amethi, Jais, Jagdispur, Salon etc. formed a new district called "Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar", later named Gauriganj and now Amethi. From Gauriganj a railway network is supplied to big cities in Uttar Pradesh and other states to [[Lucknow]], [[Haridwar]], [[Delhi]], [[New Delhi]], [[Kanpur]], [[Allahabad]], [[Varanasi]], [[Howrah]], [[Dehradun]], [[Ambala]], [[Amritsar]] . It is an industrial area. It has a well-developed marketplace where all types of goods and services can be purchased. The market was built by Raja Madho Singh of Amethi and was one of the most important grain markets in the district. There is a temple of Lord Shiva and Ram-Janaki besides a mosque near Ramlila ground. Gauriganj is connected with State Highway 34 and National Highway 128. Nearby cities are [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Rae Bareilly]], [[Ayodhya]] and [[Faizabad]]. People of many different castes and religions live here. Gauriganj has a warm subtropical climate with very cold and dry winters and hot and humid summers.
The divine goddess Gauri is the major deity of Gauriganj and the town named after her.

It has a population of 326,723, of which 165,284 are males and 161,439 are females. There are about 56,787 households living in the region.

==Geography==
=== Climate ===
Gauriganj has a warm subtropical climate with very cold and dry winters from December to mid-February, and dry, hot summers from April to mid-June. During extreme winters, the maximum temperature is around 12 degrees Celsius and the minimum is around 3 to 4 degrees Celsius. Fog is quite common from late December to late January. Summers can be quite hot with temperatures rising to 40 to 45 degrees Celsius.

Gauriganj has a tropical wet and dry climate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 28 °C (68 to 82 °F). Gauriganj experiences three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon and a mild autumn. Typical summer months are from March to May, with maximum temperatures ranging from 30 to 45 °C (86 to 100 °F). Although summer doesn't end until May, the city often receives heavy thundershowers in May, and humidity remains high. The rainy season is from mid-June to mid-September, when it gets an average rainfall of 722 mm, mostly from the south-west monsoon winds. Even during the hottest months, the nights are usually cool due to Gauriganj's altitude. The highest temperature ever recorded was 48.3 °C (118.9 °F). The monsoon lasts from June to October, with moderate rainfall and temperatures ranging from 10 to 28 °C (50 to 82 °F). Autumn begins in November. The daytime temperature hovers around 28 °C (82 °F) while the night temperature is below 10 °C (50 °F) for most of December and January, often dropping to 3 to 4 °C (37 to 39 °F).

==Demographics==
=== Languages and religion ===
[[File:Queen Nagamati talks to her parrot, Padmavat, c1750.jpg|thumb|An illustrated manuscript of the epic poem ''[[Padmavat]]'', by [[Malik Muhammad Jayasi]] (c. 1750)]]
[[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] are the official languages. [[Awadhi]] is also widely spoken along with English.

[[Hinduism]] is followed by large numbers of the population. A significant part of the population of the city consists of followers of [[Islam]] and [[Sikh]]ism. [[Christians]] and [[Jain]]s constitute a minority of the population.

==Culture==
[[Durga Puja]] is celebrated in Gauriganj with cultural activities from the 8th day of [[Navratri]] for 14 days. Moorty Visarjan is also a big event as it takes approximately 90 hours to complete with thousands of indulged people. [[Krishna Janmashtami]] is also celebrated with great joy. In Some Aashram (likes: Baba Balak Das etc.) and some temples (e.g. Doodh Nath Mandir, Ram Janki Mandir, Hanuman Mandir) Feast (i.e. Vishal Bhog Bhandara) took places annually.{{clarify|date=November 2015}}

[[Eid-ul-Fitr]], [[Eid-ul-Adha]], [[Eid Milad-un-Nabi]] and [[Shab-e-Barat]] are also celebrated in Gauriganj.

==Places of interest==
* [[Nandmahar Dham]]
* [[Lodi Baba Mandir]]
* [[Durgan Dham Temple]]
* [[Mata Mawai Dham]]
* [[Ulta Gadha Dham]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:LDA 1.jpg|Bhandara at Baba Balak Das Ashram, Stage (2011)
File:BBD 1.jpg|Bhandara at Baba Balak Das Ashram (2011)
File:Hanuman Mandir(2).jpg|Hanuman Mandir, Madhopur
</gallery>

==Notable people==
* [[Manoj Muntashir]] is an Indian lyricist, poet and screenwriter was born in this town.
* [[Deepak Singh (politician)|Deepak Singh]], politician and member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]
* [[Jagdish Piyush]], Journalist, writer, author and leader

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Amethi district]]

[[pl:Gauriganj]]

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