Gangaghat
Gangaghat
Shuklaganj | |
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city | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Established | 1935 |
| Named after | AN Shukla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Gangaghat Municipal Committee |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,200,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 209861 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
| Nearest city | Kanpur |
| Literacy | 80% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Unnao |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Unnao |
| Website | up |
Gangaghat is a city and a municipal board in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also known as Shuklaganj and is located on the banks of the Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58. The population was 70803 as of the 2001 census. According to the census of 2011 the population is 84,072. The literacy rate is 91%. It lies in Unnao district and is a suburb of Kanpur.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Gangaghat had a population of 84,072. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gangaghat has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gangaghat, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
[edit | edit source]Shuklaganj has a railway station named Kanpur Bridge Left Bank on the Kanpur-Lucknow line.[2]