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| name = Goshainganj | | name = Goshainganj | ||
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[ | | subdivision_name2 = [[Ayodhya district|Ayodhya]] | ||
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'''Goshainganj''', also known as '''Gosainganj''', is a town and [[nagar panchayat]] in the [[ | '''Goshainganj''', also known as '''Gosainganj''', is a town and [[nagar panchayat]] in the [[Ayodhya district]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Census2011Gov"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipalities {{!}} District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/public-utility-category/municipality/|access-date=25 February 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> Located 32 km from the district headquarters [[Ayodhya]], Goshainganj has one of the oldest markets of the district. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
A local [[Baruwar (Rajput clan)|Baruwar]] [[Taluqdar]] named [[Rai (title)|Rai]] Ahankaari Singh, gave the glebe land for the current market to a saint named Mahant | A local [[Baruwar (Rajput clan)|Baruwar]] [[Taluqdar]] named [[Rai (title)|Rai]] Ahankaari Singh (Ahankari Rae), gave the glebe land for the current market to a saint named Mahant Inccha Gosai, on whose name, the market and later the town came to be known as Gosainganj. While Gosaiganj Katara bazaar was established by the wife of Madho Singh Barwar.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{Cite book|last1=Benett|first1=William Charles|url=http://archive.org/details/cu31924024153987|title=Gazetteer of the province of Oudh |quote=see Ahankaari pur|date=1877|publisher=Lucknow: Printed at the Oudh Government Press|others=Cornell University Library|volume=I, A to G}}</ref>{{better|reason=British Era sources are not considered reliable in Bharatpedia as per [[BP:HISTRS]]|date=March 2021}} | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
===Roadways=== | ===Roadways=== | ||
[[File:Gate to Goshaingnj.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gateway to | [[File:Gate to Goshaingnj.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gateway to Goshainganj from [[Ayodhya]]]] | ||
Goshainganj is situated along [[Nawab Yusuf Road]] ([[ | Goshainganj is situated along [[Nawab Yusuf Road]] ([[Ayodhya]] to [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] road) and is well connected to other towns and cities. | ||
===Railways=== | ===Railways=== | ||
[[File:Goshainganj railway station.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Goshainganj Railway Station]]]] | [[File:Goshainganj railway station.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Goshainganj Railway Station]]]] | ||
[[Goshainganj | [[Goshainganj railway station]] is the nearest railway station situated within the town. | ||
=== Air === | === Air === | ||
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==Neighbouring cities, towns and markets== | ==Neighbouring cities, towns and markets== | ||
* [[Ayodhya]] | * [[Ayodhya]] | ||
* [[Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar|Akbarpur]] | * [[Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar|Akbarpur]] | ||
* [[Jalalpur]] | * [[Jalalpur]] | ||
* [[Maya Bazar]] | * [[Maya Bazar, Ayodhya|Maya Bazar]] | ||
* [[Katehri]] | * [[Katehri]] | ||
* [[Rajesultanpur]] | * [[Rajesultanpur]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Akbarpur Airport]] | * [[Akbarpur Airport]] | ||
* [[Awadh]] | * [[Awadh]] | ||
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{{Faizabad district}} | {{Faizabad district}} | ||
[[Category:Cities and towns in | [[Category:Cities and towns in Ayodhya district]] | ||
{{Faizabad-geo-stub}} | {{Faizabad-geo-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:11, 11 October 2024
Goshainganj
Gosainganj | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Goshainganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′12″N 82°22′48″E / 26.570025°N 82.380130°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ayodhya |
| Founded by | Mahant Iccha Goshain and Rai Ahankaari Singh |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,931 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Awadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 224141 |
| Telephone code | 05278 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-42 |
Goshainganj, also known as Gosainganj, is a town and nagar panchayat in the Ayodhya district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1][3] Located 32 km from the district headquarters Ayodhya, Goshainganj has one of the oldest markets of the district.
History[edit | edit source]
A local Baruwar Taluqdar named Rai Ahankaari Singh (Ahankari Rae), gave the glebe land for the current market to a saint named Mahant Inccha Gosai, on whose name, the market and later the town came to be known as Gosainganj. While Gosaiganj Katara bazaar was established by the wife of Madho Singh Barwar.[4][better source needed]
Geography[edit | edit source]
Goshainganj is located at 26°35′N 82°23′E / 26.58°N 82.38°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 97m.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011 Indian Census, Goshainganj nagar panchayat had a total population of 12,931, of which 6,702 were males and 6,229 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,585. The total number of literates in Goshainganj was 9,512, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 77.6% and female literacy of 69.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Goshainganj was 83.8%, of which male literacy rate was 88.6% and female literacy rate was 78.7%. The Scheduled Caste population was 1,187. Goshainganj had 2121 households in 2011.[1]
Governance and politics[edit | edit source]
Goshainganj is a part of Goshainganj Vidhan Sabha constituency and Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.[6]
There is a police station in Goshainganj.[7]
Transport[edit | edit source]
Roadways[edit | edit source]
Goshainganj is situated along Nawab Yusuf Road (Ayodhya to Jaunpur road) and is well connected to other towns and cities.
Railways[edit | edit source]
Goshainganj railway station is the nearest railway station situated within the town.
Air[edit | edit source]
Ayodhya Airport is the nearest airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.[8]
Neighbouring cities, towns and markets[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Census of India: Goshainganj". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ "Municipalities | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ↑ Benett, William Charles (1877). Gazetteer of the province of Oudh. Vol. I, A to G. Cornell University Library. Lucknow: Printed at the Oudh Government Press.
see Ahankaari pur
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Gosainganj, India". www.fallingrain.com.
- ↑ "Ambedkar Nagar MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up". One India. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Police | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ Tyagi, Harshita (24 November 2020). "UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport". Times Now. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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