Gangaghat Shuklaganj
city
Gangaghat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Gangaghat Gangaghat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°29′58″N 80°24′10″E / 26.49944°N 80.40278°E / 26.49944; 80.40278
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Unnao
Named for	AN Shukla
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Gangaghat Municipal Committee
Population  (2011)
• Total	84,072
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	209861
Vehicle registration	UP-35
Nearest city	Kanpur
Literacy	80%
Lok Sabha constituency	Unnao
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Unnao Sadar
Website	up.gov.in

Gangaghat is a city and a municipal board in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It's Just 12 km from Unnao, 2 km from Kanpur. It is also known as Shuklaganj and is located on the banks of holy river Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58 to Unnao. The population was 70803 as of the 2001 census. According to the census of 2011 it is 84072. It has 91% of literacy and is 5 km from Kanpur Cantonment. Though it lies in Unnao district, it lies adjacent to Kanpur and hence is a suburb of Kanpur. The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur metropolitan area.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[1] Gangaghat had a population of 84,072. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gangaghat has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gangaghat, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Shuklaganj has a railway station named Kanpur Bridge Left Bank on the Kanpur-Lucknow line.^[2] Kanpur Central which is about 4 km away is the major railhead.^[3] Kanpur Civil Airport is the nearest airport but Kanpur Chakeri airport is the nearest domestic airport. Lucknow Airport is the nearest international airport.^[4]

History

Shuklaganj was established in 1931 by Aditya Savita on the bank of river Ganges. There is a holy Hindu temple of Maa Durga, having history of 400 years, which was renovated in 1965 by Maharashtrian Sant Shri Madan Keshav Amdekar also known as Guru Ji. Million of followers from all around world comes to temple to worship Maa Durga. In 1976, Bal Govind Montessori school was made for children. On every Foundation Day, 8 February, a cricket tournament is held at the Ramkali stadium which is named after the goddess Ramkali. On the 78th Foundation Day, final tournament was played.^[5][6]