Goshainganj

Goshainganj, India
Goshainganj, India
	City
	Goshainganj, India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 26.570025°N 82.380130°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Founded by	Mahant Iccha Goshain and Rai Ahankaari Singh
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	12,931
Language
• Official	Hindi[1]
• Additional official	Urdu[1]
• Regional	Awadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	224141
Telephone code	05278
Vehicle registration	UP-42

Goshainganj, also known as Gosainganj, is a city in Faizabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Goshainganj is one of the oldest market in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh.

History

A local Baruwar Rajput Taluqdar named Rai Ahankaari Singh,[2] gave the glebe land near this current market to a saint whose name was Mahant Iccha Gosai the founder of market, due to which this market is today known as Gosainganj.

Geography

Goshainganj is located at 26.58°N 82.38°E / 26.58; 82.38.[3] It has an average elevation of 97m.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, the Nager Panchayat Adyach of town is Ramesh Chandra Kashudhan. Goshainganj had a population of 13,622. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Goshainganj has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 59%. In Goshainganj, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.[4]

Religions in Goshainganj
Religion			Percent
Hindus			80%
Muslims			19%
Jains†			0.3%
Others†			0.7%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

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 viz.

Railways

Goshainganj Railway Station

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

Neighboring cities, towns and markets

References

"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.
Benett, William Charles (1877). Gazetteer of the province of Oudh. I, A to G. Cornell University Library. Lucknow: Printed at the Oudh Government Press.
"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Gosainganj, India". www.fallingrain.com.
"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.

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

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[langoff-1] "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.

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

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

[4] "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.