Ashrafpur Kichhauchha

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Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
Kichhauchha
Town
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Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°25′33″N82°45′25″E / 26.42583°N 82.75694°E / 26.42583; 82.75694
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
13,420
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP-45

Ashrafpur Kichhauchha is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ambedkar Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is well known worldwide as here the shrine of the Chisti Sufi saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani [1] [2] is located, which attracts millions of devotees irrespective of religion, caste, creed and sex all the year round. The nearest railway station is the Akbarpur station which is about 23 kilometers. Akbarpur station is connected by rail to big cities such as Kolkata, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi and Mumbai.[ citation needed ]

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [3] Ashrafpur Kichhauchha had a population of 13,420. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ashrafpur Kichhauchha has an average literacy rate of -98%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
ReligionPercent
Hindus
 
60%
Muslims
 
39%
Jains
 
0.5%
Others†
 
0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

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References

  1. ↑
    • Hayate Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (1975) Second Ed.(2017) ISBN   978-93-85295-54-6, Maktaba Jamia Ltd, Shamshad Market, Aligarh 202002, India
  2. ↑ Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH) by Dr. Syed Nurusyyidyn Madani Ashraf Ashraf, Syed; Madani, Nurusyyidyn (3 September 2019). Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH). Amazon. ASIN   B07XBYV1V8.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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