Gopiganj Explained

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 .

Demographics

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.

Educational institutions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.