Gopiganj

Gopiganj
Town
Gopiganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°17′N82°26′E / 25.283°N 82.433°E / 25.283; 82.433
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bhadohi
Founded by	Gopi singh Baghel
Named after	Hand-made carpets
Government
• Body	Nagar palika parishad Gopiganj
Population  (2012)
• Total	27,856
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-66

Gopiganj is a town and a municipal board in Bhadohi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. At present 'Jitendra kumar ' is chairman of Gopiganj nagar palika parishad . Gopiganj is located beside the river Ganges, almost equidistant from Prayagraj and Varanasi on National Highway 19. Gopiganj is a big market of BHADOHI famous for ornament . Gopiganj is a bus station, from where you can get bus for varanasi and prayagraj. Gopiganj is a famous railway station with name ' GYANPUR ROAD '. You can get a train for Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Sikandarabad and Ahemadabad from here on time. Many famous educational institutes are here, likewise GULABDHAR MISHRA INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE GOPIGANJ , st. Thomas school Gopiganj , cambridge academy school , jila panchayat balika inter college Gopiganj etc . Nearly 06 km. away from District head quarter Gyanpur.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, ^[1] Gopiganj had a population of 17,938 (males 52%, females 48%). Gopiganj had an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 69% and female literacy 55%. 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Educational institutions

• St. Thomas School Gopiganj (Affiliated to ICSE Board New Delhi) (est. 1985),
• CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY SCHOOL, KALIDEVI, GOPIGANJ
• Kashinaresh Postgraduate College (Gyanpur),
• D.W. Punj Model School (Sitamarhi)
• Lakshay Computer Institute padav Gopiganj
• Gurukulam Shikshan Sansthan (Jakhaw)
• GULABDHAR MISHRA INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE GOPIGANJ(PADAV)

References

1. "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.