Mohammadabad, Ghazipur

Mohammadabad (Hindi: मुहम्मदाबाद, Urdu: محمّدآباد‎) is a town and a municipal board in Ghazipur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Mohammadabad

NO OTHER NAME
Town
Mohammadabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°37′22″N 83°45′27″E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictGhazipur
Named forMuhammad
Government
 • TypeNagar Palika Parishad
Population
 (2011)
 • Total33,328
Demonym(s)Mohammadabadi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
233227
Vehicle registrationUP-61
Sex ratio0.909 (2011) ♂/♀

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Mohammadabad had a population of 38,328. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mohammadabad has an average literacy rate of 78.03%,higher than state average of 67.68 %.: male literacy is 84.60%, and female literacy is 70.81%. In Mohammadabad, 14.73% of the population is under 6 years of age. {{bar box |title=Religions in Mohammadabad |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars=

Hindus

 

55.41% Muslims

 

44.09% Sikhs

 

0.30% Others†

 

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.Muhammadabad market is famous for Business.Yusufpur-Mohammadabad is a twin town in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. This town is actually a business hub for other near by districts like Ballia, Mau, Buxar etc. notable person: Dr. Sri Govind Rai medical practitioner and social worker. Yusufpur has a railway station which lies on the railway line linking Varanasi to Chhapra via Ghazipur and Ballia in the North Eastern Railway Zone..

Overview

Mohammadabad is situated on the Ghazipur–Patna National Highway 19. It is also located beside the Ghazipur–Ballia state highway. Many of the politicians representing Ghazipur area belong to this town.

Notable personalities

References
  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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