Campierganj

Campierganj (कम्पियरगंज)
Chaumukha (चौमुखा)
Town
Campierganj (कम्पियरगंज)

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 27°1′44.32″N 83°16′0.63″E / 27.0289778°N 83.2668417°E / 27.0289778; 83.2668417Coordinates: 27°1′44.32″N 83°16′0.63″E / 27.0289778°N 83.2668417°E / 27.0289778; 83.2668417
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Population
  Total 329,104
Languages
  Official Hindi,Bhojpuri
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 273158
Vehicle registration UP53
Nearest city Gorakhpur
Sex ratio 1000/921 /
Lok Sabha constituency Gorakhpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Campierganj
Avg. annual temperature 25 °C (77 °F)
Avg. summer temperature 40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 15 °C (59 °F)

Campierganj (कम्पियरगंज) (on the name of British "station master" of this railway station) also called as Chaumukha, is a small Town in the province of Uttar Pradesh in north India, approximately 34 kilometres north of Gorakhpur city near the border with Nepal on National Highway-29 (NH-29) in Gorakhpur District. In Hindi its name is (कम्पियरगंज) not (कैम्पियरगंज). This is situated on the Buddhist Circuit which is built from Lumbini (Nepal), Kushinagar, Sarnath upto Bodh Gaya .

There are two intermediate co-education college, one girls intermediate college and one government degree college in the town. Railway broad gauge trains of Indian railways are running between Gorakhpur and Nautanwa passes through Campierganj.Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Union Cabinet Minister of Communication of India Sri Vir Bahadur Singh started his political career from Campierganj.

Other nearest towns to Campierganj are Pharenda, Peppeganj, Paniara and Mehdaval bazar in range of 20 km.

One famous temple is also in this area that name is GAURISHANKAR.

Notable Personality - Fateh Bahadur Singh

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