Gangaghat
Gangaghat
Shuklaganj | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Gangaghat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Gangaghat Gangaghat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°29′58″N 80°24′10″E / 26.49944°N 80.40278°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Named for | AN Shukla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Gangaghat Municipal Committee |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,200,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 209861 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
| Nearest city | Kanpur |
| Literacy | 80% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Unnao |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Unnao Sadar |
| Website | up |
Gangaghat is a city and a municipal board in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also known as Shuklaganj and is located on the banks of the Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58. The population was 70803 as of the 2001 census. According to the census of 2011 the population is 84,072. The literacy rate is 91%. It lies in Unnao district and is a suburb of Kanpur.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Gangaghat had a population of 84,072. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gangaghat has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gangaghat, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
[edit]Shuklaganj has a railway station named Kanpur Bridge Left Bank on the Kanpur-Lucknow line.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Kanpur Bridge Left Bank Railway Station Map/Atlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.