Colonelganj

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'''Colonelganj''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Gonda district]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.

==Geography and agriculture==
Colonelganj is located at {{Coord|27.07|N|81.402|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Colonelganj.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Colonelganj]</ref> It has an average elevation of 119 metres (390 feet). It has an ideal climate for producing [[popcorn]], of which Colonelganj has the most famous in the region. In winter seasons, the area has a high rate of [[cabbage]] production.

The city is situated on the bank of the Saryu River. In the range of Tahseel the area of sangam has two rivers, the Ghaghara and the Saryu, are situated. Saryu is a small river and is a tributary of Ghaghara. The Saryu River joins the Ghaghara<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gonda.nic.in/Geography.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421181413/http://www.gonda.nic.in/Geography.htm |archive-date=21 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> at a place called Paska, but is called Saryu again when in Ayodhya in [[Faizabad district]] because of its religious links.

==Name and history==
Originally, Colonelganj was a small village known as '''Sakrora'''. In 1780, the king of [[Oudh State]] dispatched a British force, led by one [[Major Byng]], to the area to subdue local rulers across the [[Gogra]] and bring them back under the [[nazim]]s of [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]] and [[Bahraich]]. The British made an encampment at Sakrora and maintained it for 8 years. A few years later, in 1802, another British force under one [[Colonel Fooks]] reoccupied the old encampment at Sakrora. When a [[bazaar]] sprang up, it was named Colonelganj in his honour. The new encampment at Colonelganj lasted until the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], when it was abandoned.<ref name="Oudh Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Benett |first1=William Charles |title=Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh, Volume 1 |date=1877 |publisher=Oudh Government Press |location=Lucknow |pages=352–53 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8KQIAAAAQAAJ |accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref>

Writing in 1877, [[William Charles Benett]] described Colonelganj as a rapidly growing centre of trade, owing to its central location between Gonda, Bahraich, and [[Balrampur]]. The trade dealt almost exclusively in the export of grain (mainly [[rice]]) and oil-seeds ([[Mustard plant|mustard]] and [[alsi]]); Colonelganj served as a depot where those goods were brought from the surrounding countryside before being exported. Imports were far less in amount than exports; imports included [[salt]] from [[Kanpur]], [[copper]] vessels from [[Bhagwantnagar]] and [[Mirzapur]], and [[cotton]]. There were two bazaars per week in Colonelganj, on Mondays and Tuesdays.<ref name="Oudh Gazetteer"/>

The population of Colonelganj in 1877, according to Benett, was 5,898, of whom 4,730 were Hindu. The town had a few temples dedicated to [[Shiva|Mahadeo]] and [[Krishna]], as well as two [[mosque]]s and a [[caravanserai]]. There was a [[thana]], a [[dispensary]], and a boys' school, which taught its 106 students in English, [[Urdu]], and [[Hindi]].<ref name="Oudh Gazetteer"/>

==Administration and politics==
This is the second largest town in Gonda district and has its own Nagar Palika Parishad. Elections are held to elect the chairman. In the 2012 election, Shamim Akhtar Achchhan won for the third time from this seat. In 2017, Smt. Razia Khatoon, wife of Shamim Akhtar Achchhan, (women reserved seat) won for a fourth time from this seat.
In the 2014 General Election for Members of Parliament, Shri Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (Bhartiya Janta Party) was elected as Member of Parliament from Kaiserganj Constituency as colonelganj comes in this constituency.
In the 2017 General Election of Assembly, Shri Ajay Pratap Singh urf Lalla Bhaiya (Bhartiya Janta Party) was elected and made a member of the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Colonelganj. constituency.

==Facilities and care==
Colonelganj has its own CHC government hospital with some good facilities.

Dr. Sanwal Prasad Singh (born 30 July 1949) was the first Dental Hygienist from King George Medical College Reg. No. 382, and served in Colonelganj.

== Transport ==
[[Colonelganj railway station]] is a railway station is situated on [[Lucknow–Gorakhpur line]] under the [[Lucknow NER railway division]] of [[North Eastern Railway zone]].

==Demographics==
At the 2001 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Colonelganj had a population of 24,163. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Colonelganj has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53% and female literacy is 42%. In Colonelganj, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gonda district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Gonda district]]

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