Ghazipur District
Ghazipur district forms the eastern part of the Varanasi Division. The River Ganges from one side and Karmnasa from other side divided it from Bihar State. It is bounded on Ballia and Bihar State in east, Jaunpur, Varansi and Azamgarh in west, Mau and Ballia in north and the Chandauli in south. The boundaries are generally conventional though at places they are marked by natural feature.
The
Ghazipur garlanded by Ganga, Karmnasa and Gomti, that makes this
locality stronger in economic and geographic condition. The total
geographic area of this district is 3384 Sq. Km. Ghazipur is embellished
with picturesque geographical environs. This Place is a part of mid
gangetic plain. Total area is approx. 3, 33,209 Hectare in which 2,
52,824 Hectare is for Agriculture purpose.
Attractions
Ajrara
(Tahsil Hapur), Bahadurgarh (Tahsil Garh), Dasna (Tahsil Ghazipur),
Dhaulana (Tahsil Ghazipur), Faridnagar (Tahsil Modi Nagar), Hapur
(pargana and tahsil Hapur), Jalalabad (Tahsil Ghazipur), Loni (pargana
Loni, tahsil Ghazipur) Modinagar (tahsil Modinagar), Mohan Nagar (Tahsil
Ghazipur), Murad Nagar (Tahsil Modinagar).
Facts & Figures
Area | 3377 sq. km |
Latitude | 25° 19' and 25° 54' North |
Longitude | 83° 4' and 83° 58' East |
Population | 30, 49,337 (2001) |
Tehsils | 05 |
Blocks | 16 |
Nyay Panchyat | 193 |
Villages | 1050 |
Muncipal Corporation | 03 |
Nagar Panchayat | 05 |
Average Rain Fall | 1034 mm |
Temperature | Max. 42.1° C; Min. 4° C |
PIN Code | 233001 |
STD Code | 0548 |
How to Reach
Ghazipur district is close to Holy city Varanasi,
it is known for its bravery and spiritual glory. It is well connected
with major cities of India by railways and by roads and it is on the way
of the newly constructed Buddhist Circuit from Sarnath to Kushinagar at
National Highway-29, which is a main attraction
for Buddhist pilgrims, as it is the main center of preaches and sermon
of Lord Buddha. This place is about 75 kms from Varansi. The nearest
Air Port is Babatpur in Varanasi, which is just 70 kms away from here, where the daily flights for all the major cities and for Kathmandu, Nepal is available. Bus Route from Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow and Gorakhpur is available at regular intervals of times.