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{{For|Vidhan Sabha|Goshainganj Assembly constituency}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Goshainganj
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| other_name = Gosainganj
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ayodhya district|Ayodhya]]
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| founder = Mahant Iccha Goshain and Rai Ahankaari Singh
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| elevation_m = 97
| population_total = 12931
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = 6465.50 (2011
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=11 October 2020|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
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| demographics1_info3 = [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 224141
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'''Goshainganj''', also known as '''Gosainganj''', is a town and [[nagar panchayat]] in the [[Ayodhya district]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Census2011Gov"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipalities {{!}} District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/public-utility-category/municipality/|access-date=25 February 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> Located 32 km from the district headquarters [[Ayodhya]], Goshainganj has one of the oldest markets of the district.

==History==
A local [[Baruwar (Rajput clan)|Baruwar]] [[Taluqdar]] named [[Rai (title)|Rai]] 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.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{Cite book|last1=Benett|first1=William Charles|url=http://archive.org/details/cu31924024153987|title=Gazetteer of the province of Oudh |quote=see Ahankaari pur|date=1877|publisher=Lucknow: Printed at the Oudh Government Press|others=Cornell University Library|volume=I, A to G}}</ref>{{better|reason=British Era sources are not considered reliable in Bharatpedia as per [[BP:HISTRS]]|date=March 2021}}

==Geography==
Goshainganj is located at {{Coord|26.58|N|82.38|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Gosainganj.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Gosainganj, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 97m.

==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Goshainganj{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
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|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|80}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|19}}
{{bar percent|Jains†|pink|0.3}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.7}}
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†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.2%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.2%).</small>
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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.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Goshainganj |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=191974 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>

==Governance and politics==
Goshainganj is a part of Goshainganj Vidhan Sabha constituency and Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ambedkar Nagar MP (Lok Sabha) Election Results 2019 Live: Candidate List, Constituency Map, Winner & Runner Up |url=https://www.oneindia.com/ambedkar-nagar-lok-sabha-election-result-471/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=One India|language=en}}</ref>

There is a police station in Goshainganj.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Police {{!}} District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/police/|access-date=22 February 2021|language=en-US|website=ayodhya.nic.in}}</ref>

==Transport==
===Roadways===
[[File:Gate to Goshaingnj.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gateway to Goshainganj from [[Ayodhya]]]]
Goshainganj is situated along [[Nawab Yusuf Road]] ([[Ayodhya]] to [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] road) and is well connected to other towns and cities.

===Railways===
[[File:Goshainganj railway station.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Goshainganj Railway Station]]]]
[[Goshainganj railway station]] is the nearest railway station situated within the town.

=== Air ===
[[Ayodhya Airport]] is the nearest airport in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite news|title=UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/up-cabinet-clears-proposal-to-rename-ayodhya-airport-as-maryada-purushottam-sri-ram-airport/686291|last=Tyagi|first=Harshita|access-date=22 February 2021|work=Times Now|date=24 November 2020|language=en}}</ref>

==Neighbouring cities, towns and markets==
* [[Ayodhya]]
* [[Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar|Akbarpur]]
* [[Jalalpur]]
* [[Maya Bazar, Ayodhya|Maya Bazar]]
* [[Katehri]]
* [[Rajesultanpur]]
* [[Tanda, Ambedaker Nagar|Tanda]]
* [[Bandanpur]]

==See also==
* [[Akbarpur Airport]]
* [[Awadh]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Faizabad district}}

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

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Janni at 09:41, 11 October 2024