Goshainganj, also known as Gosainganj, is a town and

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in the

Ayodhya district Ayodhya district (formerly Faizabad district) is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya is its administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of , and had a population of 2,470,9 ...

of the Indian state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

. Located 32 km from the district headquarters

Ayodhya Ayodhya () is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ayodhya district as well as the Ayodhya division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ayodhya became th ...

, Goshainganj has one of the oldest markets of the district.

History

A local Baruwar

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named

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Ahankaari Singh (Ahankari Rae), gave the glebe land for the current market to a saint named Mahant Inccha Gosai, on whose name, the market and later the town came to be known as Gosainganj. While Gosaiganj Katara bazaar was established by the wife of Madho Singh Barwar.

Geography

Goshainganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 97m.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Goshainganj nagar panchayat had a total population of 12,931, of which 6,702 were males and 6,229 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,585. The total number of literates in Goshainganj was 9,512, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 77.6% and female literacy of 69.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Goshainganj was 83.8%, of which male literacy rate was 88.6% and female literacy rate was 78.7%. The Scheduled Caste population was 1,187. Goshainganj had 2121 households in 2011.

Governance and politics

Goshainganj is a part of Goshainganj Vidhan Sabha constituency and Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. There is a police station in Goshainganj.

Transport

Roadways

Goshainganj is situated along

Nawab Yusuf Road Nawab Yusuf Road is situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it connects Jaunpur to Ayodhya via Shahganj and Akbarpur. Previously this road was known as Lumbini - Dudhi Marg. A section of Nawab Yusuf Road (from Ayodhya to Mirzapur) is ...

(

to Jaunpur road) and is well connected to other towns and cities.

Railways

Goshainganj railway station Goshainganj railway station is a railway station between Lucknow and Varanasi railway route in Goshainganj, Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Services There are about 31 trains which pass via Goshainganj out of which following 20 trai ...

is the nearest railway station situated within the town.

Air

Ayodhya Airport Ayodhya Airport , officially named as Maharshi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhyadham, is an international airport currently handling only domestic flights, serving the cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Th ...

is the nearest airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

Neighbouring cities, towns and markets

* Akbarpur *

Jalalpur Jalalpur is a town, tehsil and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Geography Jalalpur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The city is directly connected to Azamgarh, Akbarpu ...

* Maya Bazar * Katehri *

Rajesultanpur Rajesultanpur or Raje Sultanpur is a town and nagar panchayat in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics Rajesultanpur' Town population is 28632. India census, Population of ...

* Tanda * Bandanpur

References

Cities and towns in Ayodhya district {{Faizabad-geo-stub