Gopiganj | |
Founder: | Gopi singh Baghel |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 25.2833°N 108°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bhadohi |
Named For: | Hand-made carpets |
Governing Body: | Nagar palika parishad Gopiganj |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 27856 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | 221303 |
Registration Plate: | UP-66 |
Gopiganj is a town and a municipal board in Bhadohi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. At present 'Jitendra kumar ' is chairman of Gopiganj nagar palika parishad . Gopiganj is located beside the river Ganges, almost equidistant from Prayagraj and Varanasi on National Highway 19.Gopiganj is a big market of BHADOHI famous for ornament . Gopiganj is a bus station, from where you can get bus for varanasi and prayagraj. Gopiganj is a famous railway station with name ' GYANPUR ROAD '. you can get train for Mumbai, New Delhi,Kolkata,Sikandarabad and Ahemadabad from here on time . many famous educational institute is here, likewise GULABDHAR MISHRA INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE GOPIGANJ, st. Thomas school Gopiganj, jila panchayat balika inter college Gopiganj etc . Nearly 08 km. away from District head quarter Gyanpur .
At the 2001 India census,[1] Gopiganj had a population of 17,938 (males 52%, females 48%). Gopiganj had an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 69% and female literacy 55%. 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.