Sir Gobardhan (or Seer Goverdhanpur) is a
census town
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India
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in
Varanasi tehsil of
Varanasi district
Varanasi district is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with the holy city of Varanasi as the district headquarters. It is also the headquarters of the Varanasi division which contains 4 districts (including Varanasi).
It is s ...
in the
Indian state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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.
The census town & village falls under the Shir Goverdhanpur
gram panchayat.
Sir Gobardhan Census town & village is about 13 kilometers South of
Varanasi railway station, 323 kilometers South-East of
Lucknow
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and 3.5 kilometers South-East of
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College, ...
main gate.
It is of historical significance as it is birthplace of
Sant Sri Guru Ravidas.
at Seer Goverdhanpur is main pilgrimage place for
Ravidasis worldwide.
Demography
Sir Gobardhan has families with a total population of 11,350.
Sex ratio
A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...
of the census town is 875 and
child sex ratio is 914.
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 ...
state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively.
Transportation
Sir Gobardhan is connected by air (
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the ...
), by train (
Varanasi City railway station) and by road transport. Nearest operational airports is
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur Shastri, the ...
and nearest operational railway station is
Varanasi City railway station (40 and 13 kilometers respectively from Sir Gobardhan).
See also
*
Varanasi Cantt.
*
Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Notes
* All demographic data is based on
2011 Census of India.
References
Census towns in Varanasi district
Cities and towns in Varanasi district
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