Gopiganj

Gopiganj
Gopiganj
	city
	Gopiganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 25°17′N 82°26′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi
Named for	Hand-made carpets
Government
• Body	municipal community
Population (2012)
• Total	27,856
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Gopiganj is a town and a municipal board in Sant Ravidas Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located beside the river Ganges, almost equidistant from Prayagraj and Varanasi on National Highway 2.

Gopiganj may have derived its name from Gopi Baghel. He was the landlord of all Gopiganj. Given by Kashi Naresh to him. Gopiganj is well connected with railways and roadways.

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

St. Thomas School Gopiganj (Affiliated to ICSE Board New Delhi) (est. 1985),
Kashinaresh Postgraduate College (Gyanpur),
D.W. Punj Model School (Sitamarhi)

Tourism

Gopiganj is a famous market with narrow lanes and byways selling street food and daily items, giving it a "Chandni Chowk" look and feel.

There are many temples in and around Gopiganj. Durga Mata Temple inside the Gopiganj Bazar is one of the oldest in town. Baba Pandwa nath Mandir, Kaulapur.

There is one movie theatre, Tulsi Chitra Mandir is fully operated.

Sonkhari and Lalapur is oldest village in Gopiganj. A Shiv Temple is in village. Mulapur village is also famous for the temples and building structures and Ganga river view.

It is also famous for carpets, which are exported to almost 42 countries.

Oldest shop

There are many shops but the most famous shop for best Samosas,launglata,sew,gulabjamun, Chhola Samosa, barfi and many more sweet items is Kanpuri Samosa and misthan bhandars established in 1997. They provide exceptionally best catering service to Gopiganj, Prayagraj, Varanasi and its nearby areas. Shop is behind Hanuman Mandir, Gyanpur station road, padaw, Gopiganj.

Transportation

Gopiganj is a major transportation hub due to its location on the NH2 trunk road. It has a major bus station and is well connected to all nearby districts especially Mirzapur, Allahabad and Varanasi.

Gopiganj is served by Gyanpur Road railway station. All major passenger and fast trains like Pawan Express halt at this station. It has a computerised ticket counter providing tickets to any location in India. The station has just one side and has amenities including first aid, food and police.

Rickshaw, UPSTRC buses and taxis are available.

Gopiganj is well connected to the district headquarters Gyanpur via Gyanpur Road.

References

"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.

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[1] "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.