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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nigohan
| native_name =
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| other_name = Nigohān
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Populated place
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.561822|N|81.030833|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GeoNames">{{cite web|author= National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) |title=GEOINT Search (Search for ''Nigohan'' here) |url=https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ |website=www.nga.mil}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 6.399
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| population_total = 6474
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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'''Nigohan''' is a large<ref name="Gazetteer"/> village in [[Mohanlalganj]] block of [[Lucknow district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=203–221 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> Located to the west of the road from [[Lucknow]] to [[Raebareli]], historically it was the seat of a [[pargana]] in Mohanlalganj [[tehsil]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Lucknow - A Gazetteer |date=1904 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=159, 258–263 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48095 |access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> As of 2011, its population is 6,474, in 1,093 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The Nigohan [[Railway Station]] is located east of the village and technically belongs to the village of [[Karanpur, Raebareli|Karanpur]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Nigohan is the seat of a [[gram panchayat]].<ref name="District website">{{cite web |title=Villages, District Lucknow |author=Government of Uttar Pradesh, India |url=https://lucknow.nic.in/villages/ |website=lucknow.nic.in}}</ref>

== History ==
According to legend, Nigohan was founded by a [[Lunar dynasty|Chandrabansi]] raja named Nahush, who was transformed into a snake as punishment for cursing a [[Brahmin]] and made to live in a large tank to the south of the village.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The [[Pandava]]s then came here during their travels, and one of them managed to break the spell and restore Raja Nahush to his human form.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> On being turned back into a human, Raja Nahush performed a great sacrifice, and this is commemorated in an annual festival during the month of [[Kartik (month)|Kartik]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The festival takes place at the Abhiniwara tank, where there is a temple of Mahadeo ([[Shiva]]); Raja Nahush is also venerated at a shrine at the centre of the village.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

At the turn of the 20th century, Nigohan was described as a large, primarily agricultural village, with extensive [[orchard]]s that formed the main livelihood for its residents.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The village then had an "upper [[primary school]]" and a small bazaar called Gumanganj, and it served as the headquarters of the [[Church of England]]'s missionary operations in the region.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The [[zamindar]]s were a [[Gautam (Rajput clan)|Gautam]] clan<ref name="Gazetteer"/> who, according to tradition, had become rulers by marrying a lady of the previous dynasty, the Janwars of Mau. In 1901, the population of Nigohan was 2,074, including 355 Muslims and 61 Christians.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Lucknow district]]

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Nigohan - Revision history

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