Gaighat, Ghazipur
Gaighat, sometimes spelled Gayghat, is a village in Zamania Tehsil[1] in Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Varanasi Division.
Geography
Gaighat is located 35 km south from district headquarters Ghazipur, 12 km from Zamania, and 363 km from state capital Lucknow.
Dhuska (3 km), Deorhi (5 km), Baruin Rural (8 km), Baresar (9 km), Burhadih (9 km) are the nearby villages to Gaighat. Gaighat is surrounded by Ramgarh Tehsil towards the east, Zamania Tehsil towards the north, Durgawati Tehsil towards the south, and Nuaon Tehsil towards the east.
This place is in the border of the Ghazipur District and Chandauli District.[2] Chandauli District Berahani is west towards this place. Also, it is in the border of other district Kaimur (bhabua). It is near to the Bihar State Border and near the Karamnasha river and the Ganga river, and sometimes experiences flooding from these rivers.[3][4]
Infrastructure
Gaighat Pin code is 232331 and postal head office is Zamania RS.
Transport
Zamania Railway Station, Bahora Chandil Railway Station are the very nearby railway stations to Gaighat. However, Mughalsarai Junction railway station is major railway station 49 km near to Gaighat.
Education
College in Gaigaht is Baudh Sukhnanadan Inter College. There is also a Government School till 8th.
Colleges near Gaighat are Hindu Inter College and Hindu P.G. College.
References
- Wilton Oldham (1870). Historical and Statistical Memoir of the Ghazeepoor District. Government Press, North-Western Provinces. pp. 173–.
- Ram Kirti Singh Kushwaha (1990). Impact of development programmes on agriculture. Friends Publications. p. 24.
- The Geographer. Aligarh Muslim University Geographical Society. 1979. p. 69.
- Minati Singh (1983). Lower Ganga-Ghaghra Doab: A Study in Rural Settlements. Tara Book Agency. pp. 10–11.
- 2011 Census data for Gaighat village Archived 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Government of India Village Profile.
- Saiyad Hasan Ansari (1986). Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 61–. GGKEY:E73UZG9UQFE.