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 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)
  Total13,420
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 famous Chisti Sufi saint Sultan Syed Makhdoom 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

    • Hayate Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (1975) Second Ed.(2017) ISBN   978-93-85295-54-6, Maktaba Jamia Ltd, Shamshad Market, Aligarh 202002, India
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