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	\| name = Mughalsarai		\| name = Mughalsarai
	\| official_name = Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar		\| official_name = Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar
	\| settlement_type = ~~Town~~		\| settlement_type = City
	\| named_for = [[Mughals]] (till 2017)<br />[[Deendayal Upadhyaya]] (2017-present)		\| named_for = [[Mughals]] (till 2017)<br />[[Deendayal Upadhyaya]] (2017-present)
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	\| leader_name = Santosh Kharwar		\| leader_name = Santosh Kharwar
	\| leader_title1 = MLA		\| leader_title1 = MLA
	\| leader_name1 = ~~Shadhana Singh~~		\| leader_name1 = [[Ramesh Jaiswal]]
	\| unit_pref = Metric		\| unit_pref = Metric
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	'''Mughalsarai''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˌ\|m\|uː\|g\|h\|æ\|l\|'\|s\|ɑːr\|eɪ\|ɪ}}; [[English language\|English]]: ''[[Mughal tribe\|Mughal]] [[Tavern]]''<ref name="Sarai2">{{cite web\|title=Roads and Sarais of Sher Shah Suri\|url=http://www.barmazid.com/2016/10/roads-and-sarais-inns-of-sher-shah-suri.html\|website=www.barmazid.com\|access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>), officially known as '''Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar''',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/mughalsarai-town-becomes-pt-deen-dayal-upadhyaya-nagar/articleshow/60518236.cms\|title=mughalsarai: Mughalsarai town becomes Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar \| Varanasi News - Times of India\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> is a ~~town~~ and a [[municipal board]] in the [[Chandauli district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Located around {{convert\|16\|km\|miles\|0\|abbr=}} from [[Varanasi]], it is an important [[railway junction]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 10\|year=1964\|publisher=National Geographical Society of India\|language=en\|page=136\|quote=Its importance as a railway junction can well be understood by the fact that more than 50 passenger trains and over 150 goods trains pass through it within 24 hours. The amount of coal passing through ~~mughalsarai~~ was about 39,000 tons daily in 1960 and the wagons carrying coal from this end to other stations numbered 1,729 per day.}}</ref><ref name="cityguide">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mughalsaraionline.in/city-guide/about-mughalsarai\|title=About Mughalsarai, Interesting Facts About Mughalsarai City\|website=www.mughalsaraionline.in}}</ref> It is the site of the [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station]].
			'''Mughalsarai''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˌ\|m\|uː\|g\|h\|æ\|l\|'\|s\|ɑːr\|eɪ\|ɪ}}; [[English language\|English]]: ''[[Mughal tribe\|Mughal]] [[Tavern]]''<ref name="Sarai2">{{cite web\|title=Roads and Sarais of Sher Shah Suri\|url=http://www.barmazid.com/2016/10/roads-and-sarais-inns-of-sher-shah-suri.html\|website=www.barmazid.com\|access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>), officially known as '''Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar''',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/mughalsarai-town-becomes-pt-deen-dayal-upadhyaya-nagar/articleshow/60518236.cms\|title=mughalsarai: Mughalsarai town becomes Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar \| Varanasi News - Times of India\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> is a city and a [[municipal board]] in the [[Chandauli district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Located around {{convert\|16\|km\|miles\|0\|abbr=}} from [[Varanasi]], it is an important [[railway junction]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 10\|year=1964\|publisher=National Geographical Society of India\|language=en\|page=136\|quote=Its importance as a railway junction can well be understood by the fact that more than 50 passenger trains and over 150 goods trains pass through it within 24 hours. The amount of coal passing through Mughalsarai was about 39,000 tons daily in 1960 and the wagons carrying coal from this end to other stations numbered 1,729 per day.}}</ref><ref name="cityguide">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mughalsaraionline.in/city-guide/about-mughalsarai\|title=About Mughalsarai, Interesting Facts About Mughalsarai City\|website=www.mughalsaraionline.in}}</ref> It is the site of the [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station]].

	==History==		==History==
	Mughalsarai is located along the Grand Trunk Road NH19 (GT ROAD), also called Sadak-e-Azam by Sher Shah Suri, was one of the corridors connecting [[North India]] with the east during the [[Mughal period]]. In past centuries, it has been variously known as Mughalchak, Mangalpur and Oven Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/the-many-names-of-mughalsarai/articleshow/59924547.cms\|title=Mughalsarai: The many names of Mughalsarai \| Varanasi News - Times of India\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> The township was named Mughalsarai when Indian railways established a [[~~Mughalsarai~~ Junction ~~railway station~~\|junction]] here in 1883.		Mughalsarai is located along the Grand Trunk Road NH19 (GT ROAD), also called Sadak-e-Azam by Sher Shah Suri, was one of the corridors connecting [[North India]] with the east during the [[Mughal period]]. In past centuries, it has been variously known as Mughalchak, Mangalpur and Oven Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/the-many-names-of-mughalsarai/articleshow/59924547.cms\|title=Mughalsarai: The many names of Mughalsarai \| Varanasi News - Times of India\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> The township was named Mughalsarai when Indian railways established a [[Junction (rail)\|junction]] here in 1883.

	==Geography==		==Geography==
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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Mughalsarai had a total population of 109,650, of which 57,682 were males and 51,968 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,864. The total number of literates in Mughalsarai was 76,936, which constituted 70.2% of the population with male literacy of 76.0% and female literacy of 63.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Mughalsarai was 81.2%, of which male literacy rate was 87.9% and female literacy rate was 73.7%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 17,943 and 2,093 respectively. Mughalsarai had 16796 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web \|title=Census of India: Mughalsarai \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=235717 \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>		As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Mughalsarai had a total population of 109,650, of which 57,682 were males and 51,968 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,864. The total number of literates in Mughalsarai was 76,936, which constituted 70.2% of the population with male literacy of 76.0% and female literacy of 63.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Mughalsarai was 81.2%, of which male literacy rate was 87.9% and female literacy rate was 73.7%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 17,943 and 2,093 respectively. Mughalsarai had 16796 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web \|title=Census of India: Mughalsarai \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=235717 \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

			==Politics==
			[[Mughalsarai (Assembly constituency)]] represent the area.

	==Transportation==		==Transportation==
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	* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], the second Prime Minister of India was born here.		* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], the second Prime Minister of India was born here.
	* [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]], co-founder of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], was found dead at Mughalsarai in 1968.		* [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]], co-founder of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], was found dead at Mughalsarai in 1968.
			* [[Ramesh Jaiswal]], member of [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]]

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'''Mughalsarai''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|uː|g|h|æ|l|'|s|ɑːr|eɪ|ɪ}}; [[English language|English]]: ''[[Mughal tribe|Mughal]] [[Tavern]]''<ref name="Sarai2">{{cite web|title=Roads and Sarais of Sher Shah Suri|url=http://www.barmazid.com/2016/10/roads-and-sarais-inns-of-sher-shah-suri.html|website=www.barmazid.com|access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>), officially known as '''Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/mughalsarai-town-becomes-pt-deen-dayal-upadhyaya-nagar/articleshow/60518236.cms|title=mughalsarai: Mughalsarai town becomes Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar | Varanasi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> is a town and a [[municipal board]] in the [[Chandauli district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Located around {{convert|16|km|miles|0|abbr=}} from [[Varanasi]], it is an important [[railway junction]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The National Geographical Journal of India, Volume 10|year=1964|publisher=National Geographical Society of India|language=en|page=136|quote=Its importance as a railway junction can well be understood by the fact that more than 50 passenger trains and over 150 goods trains pass through it within 24 hours. The amount of coal passing through mughalsarai was about 39,000 tons daily in 1960 and the wagons carrying coal from this end to other stations numbered 1,729 per day.}}</ref><ref name="cityguide">{{cite web|url=http://www.mughalsaraionline.in/city-guide/about-mughalsarai|title=About Mughalsarai, Interesting Facts About Mughalsarai City|website=www.mughalsaraionline.in}}</ref> It is the site of the [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station]].

==History==
Mughalsarai is located along the Grand Trunk Road NH19 (GT ROAD), also called Sadak-e-Azam by Sher Shah Suri, was one of the corridors connecting [[North India]] with the east during the [[Mughal period]]. In past centuries, it has been variously known as Mughalchak, Mangalpur and Oven Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/the-many-names-of-mughalsarai/articleshow/59924547.cms|title=Mughalsarai: The many names of Mughalsarai | Varanasi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> The township was named Mughalsarai when Indian railways established a [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station|junction]] here in 1883.

==Geography==
Mughalsarai is bisected by [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] / [[Grand Trunk Road|GT Road]] in three parts. The southern part mainly consists of railway colonies like Vasant Vihar, New Central Colony, Diesel Colony, Haper Colony, European colony, Shubhash Nagar, Loco Colony, and Roza Colony, Plant-Depot Colony and Saresar, Alampur. It starts after the Parao Road in Varanasi and continues until Alinagar Road which comes after Railway Colony on the south. A few mohallas are near the railway station like Qassab Mohal, and Gram Panchayats like Amoghpur, Taranpur, Pashurampur, Dharamshala, Mainatali and Galla Mandi. However, situated on the west side are the Kailashpuri and Ravinagar colonies which compose the poshest area in the city.

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Mughalsarai had a total population of 109,650, of which 57,682 were males and 51,968 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,864. The total number of literates in Mughalsarai was 76,936, which constituted 70.2% of the population with male literacy of 76.0% and female literacy of 63.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Mughalsarai was 81.2%, of which male literacy rate was 87.9% and female literacy rate was 73.7%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 17,943 and 2,093 respectively. Mughalsarai had 16796 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Mughalsarai |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=235717 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Railways===
The [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station]] is the fourth busiest station in India, with about 125 passenger trains passing through it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mughalsarai station is now Deen Dayal Upadhyay station|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mughalsarai-station-now-deen-dayal-upadhyay-1305833-2018-08-05 |date=5 August 2018|access-date=21 August 2018 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], the second Prime Minister of India was born here.
* [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]], co-founder of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], was found dead at Mughalsarai in 1968.

==References==
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{{Chandauli district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Chandauli district]]
[[Category:Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar]]