Shuklaganj

Shuklaganj Gangaghat
twin city
Shuklaganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°28′34″N 80°23′17″E / 26.476°N 80.388°E / 26.476; 80.388Coordinates: 26°28′34″N 80°23′17″E / 26.476°N 80.388°E / 26.476; 80.388
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Unnao
Named for	AN Shukla
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Gangaghat Municipal Committee
Population (2011)
• Total	884,072
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	http://www.shuklaganj.com/

Shuklaganj (officially Gangaghat) is situated in Unnao district, but it is also considered as a suburb of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, located on the banks of holy river Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58 to Unnao.The population was 370803 as of the 2001 census.According to census of 2011 it is 884072. It has 80% of literacy and is 5 km from Kanpur Cantonment. Shuklaganj was once known as Gangaghat.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.

History

Shuklaganj was established in 1931 by DC A.P. Shukla. In 1976, Bal Govind Montessori school was made for children. On every Foundation Day, February 8, 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. ^[1][2]

By rail

Shuklaganj has a railway station named Kanpur Bridge Left Bank on the Kanpur-Lucknow line. Kanpur Central which is about 6 km away is the major railhead.

By air

Kanpur Civil Airport is nearest airport but Kanpur Chakeri airport is nearest domestic airport.Lucknow Airport is nearest international airport.

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