Gauriganj, India
Gauriganj | |
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Municipal corporation | |
Gauriganj skyline | |
Map of Gauriganj CD block | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′22″N 81°41′24″E / 26.206°N 81.690°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya |
| District | Amethi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Gauriganj Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Chairperson | Reshmi (BJP) |
| • MLA | Rakesh Pratap Singh (SP) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 390,935 |
| • Density | 855/km2 (2,210/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 227409 |
| Telephone code | 05-368 |
| Sex ratio | 904:1000 ♂/♀ |
| Vehicle Registration | UP-36 |
Gauriganj is a city, municipal corporation, tehsil and administrative headquarters of Amethi district in Ayodhya division, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated about 126 km from the state capital Lucknow. Before July 2010, it was part of Sultanpur district. After that Gauriganj, Amethi, Jais, Jagdispur and Salon formed a new district Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar, later named Gauriganj and now Amethi. Gauriganj is connected with State Highway 34 and National Highway 128.