Mughalsarai
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| Mughalsarai | |
  Mughalsarai
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| State - District(s) |
Uttar Pradesh - Chandauli |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 65 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
116,246 - |
Mughalsarai, located around 10 km from Varanasi, India, is a famous railway junction of the Indian Railways. Once, it enjoyed the position of the largest railway marshalling yard of Asia. The Grand Chord section, which starts from Kolkata, West Bengal, terminates at Mughalsarai.
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India during 1964-1965, was born on 2nd October, 1901 at Mughalsarai.
[edit] Geography
Mughalsarai is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 65 metres (216 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Mughalsarai had a population of 116,246. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mughalsarai has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Mughalsarai, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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