Shuklaganj

Gangaghat shuklaganj
twin city
Gangaghat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°28′34″N 80°23′17″E / 26.476°N 80.388°E / 26.476; 80.388Coordinates: 26°28′34″N 80°23′17″E / 26.476°N 80.388°E / 26.476; 80.388
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Unnao
Named for	AN Shukla
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Gangaghat Municipal Committee
Population  (2011)
• Total	884,072
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	https://www.gangaghatnpp.com/

Shuklaganj (officially Gangaghat) is situated in Unnao district, but it is also considered as a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, located on the banks of holy river Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58 to Unnao.The population was 370803 as of the 2001 census. According to the census of 2011 it is 884072. It has 80% of literacy and is 5 km from Kanpur Cantonment. Shuklaganj was once known as Gangaghat. Though it lies in Unnao district, it lies adjacent to Kanpur and hence is a suburb of Kanpur. The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur metropolitan area.

History[]

Shuklaganj was established in 1931 by DC AN Shukla on the bank of river Ganges. There is a holy Hindu temple of Maa Durga, having history of 400 years, which was renovated in 1965 by Maharashtrian Sant Shri Madan Keshav Amdekar also known as Guru Ji. Million of followers from all around world comes to temple to worship Maa Durga. In 1976, Bal Govind Montessori school was made for children. On every Foundation Day, 8 February, a cricket tournament is held at the Ramkali stadium which is named after the goddess Ramkali. On the 78th Foundation Day, final tournament was played.^[1][2]

Transport[]

Shuklaganj has a railway station named Kanpur Bridge Left Bank on the Kanpur-Lucknow line.^{[citation needed]} Kanpur Central which is about 6 km away is the major railhead.^{[citation needed]} Kanpur Civil Airport is the nearest airport but Kanpur Chakeri airport is the nearest domestic airport. Lucknow Airport is the nearest international airport.^{[citation needed]}

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