Goshainganj

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Goshainganj गोशाँईगञ्ज گوشایںگنج
city
Goshainganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°34′12″N 82°22′48″E / 26.570025°N 82.380130°E / 26.570025; 82.380130Coordinates: 26°34′12″N 82°22′48″E / 26.570025°N 82.380130°E / 26.570025; 82.380130
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	12,622
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu, awadhi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	224141
Telephone code	05271
Vehicle registration	UP-42

Goshainganj also known as Gosainganj (Hindi:गोशाँईगञ्ज, Urdu:گوشایںگنج) is a city and constituency in Faizabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Goshainganj is one of the oldest market in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Goshainganj is located at 26°35′N 82°23′E / 26.58°N 82.38°E / 26.58; 82.38.^[1] It has an average elevation of 97m

Neighboring Cities,Towns and Markets

Faizabad
Akbarpur
Jalalpur
Maya Bazar
Katehri
Amsin
Mijhaura
Bandanpur
Pichwara etc.
Nev kabirpur
yadav pur

Transport

By road

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.

Faizabad
Akbarpur
Maya Bazar
Mehbubganj
Katehri
Mijhaura
Amsin
Bhiti
Bandanpur
dariyapur tikari
′′′yadavpur′′′

By Train

Goshainganj Railway Station

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

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] The Nager Panchayat Adyach of town is Mr. Ramesh Chandra Kashudhan. Goshainganj had a population of 12,622. 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.

Religions in Goshainganj
Religion			Percent
Hindus			39%
Muslims			60%
jains†			0.3%
Others†			0.7%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

References

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gosainganj
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

v t e Cities and towns in Faizabad district

Faizabad	Amsin Ayodhya Bandanpur Bhadarsa Bikapur Darshan Nagar Faizabad Goshainganj Khiddirpur Maya Bazar Mehbubganj Milkipur Pura Bazar Rudauli Sarairasi Dewra Katra ″yadavpur″

Other districts	Agra Aligarh Allahabad Ambedkar Nagar Amethi Amroha Auraiya Azamgarh Badaun Bagpat Bahraich Ballia Balrampur Banda Barabanki Bareilly Basti Bhimnagar Bijnor Bulandshahr Chandauli Chitrakoot Deoria Etah Etawah Farrukhabad Fatehpur Firozabad Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Ghazipur Gonda Gorakhpur Hamirpur Hardoi Hathras Jalaun Jaunpur Jhansi Kannauj Kanpur Nagar Kanshi Ram Nagar Kaushambi Kushinagar Lakhimpur Kheri Lalitpur Lucknow Maharajganj Mahoba Mainpuri Mathura Mau Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Panchsheel Nagar Pilibhit Prabuddhanagar Pratapgarh Raebareli Ramabai Nagar Rampur Saharanpur Sant Kabir Nagar Sant Ravidas Nagar Shahjahanpur Shravasti Siddharthnagar Sitapur Sonbhadra Sultanpur Unnao Varanasi

Name of Chairman of Goshainganj is Mr. Ramesh Chandra Kashudhan

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