| Shuklaganj Gangaghat |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District(s) | Unnao |
| Nearest city | Kanpur |
| Parliamentary constituency | Unnao |
| Assembly constituency | Unnao
Shuklaganj(w), Shuklaganj(e), Shuklaganj - Rural |
| Population | 261,000 |
| Literacy | 75% |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Shuklaganj is a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, situated on the banks of holy river Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58 to Unnao.The population was 261,000 as of the 2001 census.It has 80% of literacy and is 5 km from Kanpur Cantonment. Shuklaganj was once known as Gangaghat.Though it lies in Unnao district, it lies nearer to Kanpur and hence is a suburb of Kanpur.
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Shuklaganj Municipality is the local government.As it is a biggest town in Unnao District it is a Block.BDO is the main head of the local government of Shuklaganj.It has SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate) as it is a tehsil.
You can reach Shuklaganj from kanpur by train, it is next station from Kanpur towards Lucknow, it takes only 10 min to reach there by train. 15 min by Bus, 20 min from rickshaw, by walk you can reach there in 30 min.
Shuklaganj is well connected to Unnao and Kanpur via Public transport like Rickshaw, Auto, Vikram Tempo. Shuklaganj is situated at old Bypass road (Kanpur-Lucknow Rajmarg).
Shuklaganj has a railway station named Kanpur Bridge Left Bank on the Kanpur-Lucknow line. Other big stations are Kanpur Central which is about 10 km away.
Kanpur Civil Airport is nearest airport but Kanpur Chakeri airport is nearest domestic airport.