Gaini, Uttar Pradesh

Gaini is a town in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gaini is 25 kilometres (16 mi) west from the Bareilly city center.

Geography

Gaini is located near the RamGanga River.

Transport

Road

Gaini is well connected by road to all of its surrounding cities. Gaini is connected to Bareilly by a newly built two lane highway. Gaini has a direct road connection to SH333, Aonla, and Sirouli.

Rail

Broad Gauge: The nearest railway stations are Bisharatganj, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) away, and Aonla, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) away. They're both on the Bareilly-Chanduasi-Aligarh railway line. Rail lines include Aligarh Passenger, Sadbhawana Express, Punjab mail Duplicate, Bareilly Delhi Passenger and Bareilly-Una Himachal Express.

Meter Gauge: The nearest Railway station is Bamiyana. This route is undergoing gauge conversion, so many long distance services have stopped. The lines include Rohilkhand Express and Bareilly Kasganj Passenger. The operation on converted broad gauge is expected to start from Jan-2015. After that it is supposed that the trains which are going from Bareilly to Mathura bia Aligarh like Dadar Express or bia Lucknow like Ramnagar Bandra Exp will pass through this route.

Education

Gaini has many schools. Shri Chandra Shekhar Azad Inter College is the main college in the area, teaching upto 12th Standard.

Economy

Agriculture

The occupation of 90% of Gaini is agriculture. Apart from the region's main wheat and rice crops, sugarcane, mentha and potato are other cash crops. The climate is suitable for growing sugarcane in the summer and cauliflower, carrot and cabbage in winter.

Industry

An IFFCO Fertilizer plant is located in Aonla, 13 kilometers away. Mantha Oil Extraction units are now working in Aonla.

Demographics

As of 2001, Gaini had a population of 12,510. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gaini has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 56% and, female literacy is 44%. In Gaini, 23% of the population is under 5 years of age.

Politics

Gaini falls under Aonla parliamentary constituency and West Aonla legislative assembly. Mr.Dharmendra Kashyap is the MP of this area and Mr. Dharmpal is the MLA of this area.

Facilities

Gaini village is equipped with basic facilities like Bank- Punjab National Bank, Post office-India Post, Police Station- Reporting Police chowki.

References

    Coordinates: 28°13′N 79°10′E / 28.21°N 79.16°E / 28.21; 79.16

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