Gauriganj, India
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"Gauriganj" redirects here. For the village in Nepal, see Gauriganj, Nepal.
Gauriganj is a city, municipal corporation, tehsil and administrative headquarters of Amethi district in Ayodhya division, Uttar Pradesh, India.[4] It is situated about 126 km from the state capital Lucknow. Before July 2010, it was part of Sultanpur district. After that Gauriganj, Amethi, Jais, Jagdispur and Salon formed a new district Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar, later named Gauriganj and now Amethi. Gauriganj is connected with State Highway 34 and National Highway 128.
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Gauriganj | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 26.206°N 81.690°E / 26.206; 81.690 | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Ayodhya |
District | Amethi |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | Gauriganj Municipal Council |
• Municipal Chairperson | Reshmi[1][2] (BJP) |
• MLA | Rakesh Pratap Singh (SP)[3] |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 390,935 |
• Density | 855/km2 (2,210/sq mi) |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[5] |
• Additional official | Urdu[5] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
Postal code | 227409 |
Telephone code | 05-368 |
Sex ratio | 904:1000 ♂/♀ |
Vehicle Registration | UP-36 |
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