Gangaghat

Gangaghat is a city and a municipal board in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also known as Shuklaganj and is located on the banks of the Ganges about 5 km from Kanpur on the SH 58. The population was 70803 as of the 2001 census. According to the census of 2011 the population is 84,072. The literacy rate is 91%. It lies in Unnao district and is a suburb of Kanpur.

Key Information

Gangaghat Shuklaganj
city
Gangaghat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Gangaghat Gangaghat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°29′58″N 80°24′10″E / 26.49944°N 80.40278°E / 26.49944; 80.40278
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Unnao
Named after	AN Shukla
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Gangaghat Municipal Committee
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,200,000
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
Website	up.gov.in
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As of 2011^[update] India census,^[1] Gangaghat had a population of 84,072. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gangaghat has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 60%. In Gangaghat, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Shuklaganj has a railway station named Kanpur Bridge Left Bank on the Kanpur-Lucknow line.^[2]