Goshainganj

Goshainganj

Gosainganj
Goshainganj ; Gosainganj
Town
	Goshainganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 26°34′12″N 82°22′48″E / 26.570025°N 82.380130°ECoordinates: 26°34′12″N 82°22′48″E / 26.570025°N 82.380130°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad (now Ayodhya district)
Founded by	Mahant Iccha Goshain and Rai Ahankaari Singh
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	12,931
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	Urdu
• 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. There is a holy river tamsa called locally marha river . On the bank of river holly Mahadeva Ghat is located where a Shivling is stablished other temple with this are the Ramdarbaar the Durga Mata Hanumanji & Ganeshji. Mahadeva Ghat is a main stay point of sadhu sant of Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama.

History[]

A local Baruwar Taluqdar named Rai Ahankaari Singh, gave the glebe land for the current market to a saint named Mahant Iccha 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 Baruwar.^[4]^{[better source needed]}.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[]

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[]

Religions in Goshainganj^{[citation needed]}
Religion			Percent
Hindus			80%
Muslims			19%
Jains†			0.3%
Others†			0.7%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

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[]

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[]

Roadways[]

Gateway to Gshainganj from Faizabad

Goshainganj is situated along Nawab Yusuf Road (Faizabad to Jaunpur road) and is well connected to other towns and cities

Railways[]

Goshainganj Railway Station

Goshainganj Railway Station is the nearest railway station situated within the town.

Air[]

Ayodhya Airport is the nearest airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.^[8]

Neighbouring cities, towns and markets[]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Census of India: Goshainganj". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "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. I, A to G. Cornell University Library. Lucknow: Printed at the Oudh Government Press. see Ahankaari pur
^ "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.

3.https://archive.org/details/cu31924024153987/page/n77/mode/2up see AHANKARIPUR

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[Census2011Gov-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Census of India: Goshainganj". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[langoff-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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.

[3] "Municipalities | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[Gazetteer-4] Benett, William Charles (1877). Gazetteer of the province of Oudh. I, A to G. Cornell University Library. Lucknow: Printed at the Oudh Government Press. see Ahankaari pur

[5] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Gosainganj, India". www.fallingrain.com.

[6] "Ambedkar Nagar MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up". One India. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[7] "Police | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[8] 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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