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| subdivision_name2 = [[Mau district|Mau]]
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'''Doharighat''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Mau district]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].

==Transport==
The nearest railway station [[Dohrighat railway station]]. This city is connected by [[NH29]] route and is between [[Gorakhpur]] and [[Varanasi]].

==Geography==
Dohrighat is located at {{Coord|26.26|N|83.52|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Dohrighat.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dohrighat]</ref> It has an average elevation of 66 metres (216 feet).

==Historical city==
Dohrighat is a historical city.<ref>https://www.dohrighat.com/ </ref> Ram and Lord Parsuram meet here then it was the name of Dohrighat. Here situated two temple-like Janki Mandir and Lord Shiva and Famous Ghat is Gauri Shanker Ghat. {{fact|date=March 2019}}

The name: Dohri ghat (Do Hari) comes from the fact that two Vishnu (Hari) avatars met here - 6th avatar Parshuram, and 7th avatar Shri Ram. On the way back from Mithila, after Sita-Ram's marriage, Parshuram met Shri Ram here and tested that He was truly the one who broke Shiva's arrow. This historical place, thus, is known as Doharighat (Do hari ghat).

The head canal is the second large pumped [[canal]] in Asia and its build 5 km from concrete and elevated. The canal was named on famous politician Chaudhary Charan Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=दोहरीघाट पंप कैनाल का नाम बदला, सूरत नहीं|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/mau-10405778.html|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> It is pumped from Ghagra (Saryu) river and through 12 large and medium pumps and then makes canal and it is a lifeline for eastern UP till Balia district. This pump canal was built in the first five-year planning after Independence in 1952.
The religious temple of Lakshman Ji Maharaj is a famous site in Dohrighat. {{fact|date=March 2019}}
This temple is dedicated to Lord Lakshman (Younger Brother of Lord Ram) which is situated on the bank of the Saryu river.

This temple is about 8.5  km from the city.
In the way comes the Divine Mother Durga Temple.

This place is also known for a park known as Muktidham which is situated on the banks of the river Ghaghra. It is a cemetery which is also a park. Here is a statue of Lord Shiva which is very large in size.{{fact|date=March 2019}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011|}} 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> Doharighat had a population of 11,799. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Doharighat has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68% and, female literacy is 52%. In Dohrighat, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Doharighat has one post-graduate college:
* Victory Inter college Doharighat.
* The Parvati Post Graduate College of Doharighat
* Jaunpur University offers a number of courses within Doharighat.

==References==
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{{Mau district}}

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

{{Mau-geo-stub}}This temple is about 8.5km from Dohrighat

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