Gauriganj, India

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.

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Location of Gauriganj in Uttar Pradesh
Gauriganj
Gauriganj (India)
Coordinates: 26.206°N 81.690°E / 26.206; 81.690
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAyodhya
DistrictAmethi
Government
  TypeMunicipal Council
  BodyGauriganj Municipal Council
  Municipal ChairpersonReshmi (BJP)
  MLARakesh Pratap Singh (SP)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total390,935
  Density855/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Language
  OfficialHindi
  Additional officialUrdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
Postal code
227409
Telephone code05-368
Sex ratio904:1000 ♂/
Vehicle RegistrationUP-36
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