Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur | |
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 Gorakhnath Math, Taramandal, Geeta Press | |
  Gorakhpur  Gorakhpur | |
| Coordinates: 26°45′32″N 83°22′11″E / 26.7588°N 83.3697°ECoordinates: 26°45′32″N 83°22′11″E / 26.7588°N 83.3697°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Gorakhpur |
| Named for | Gorakhnath |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation of India |
| • Body | Gorakhpur Municipal corporation |
| • Mayor | Sitaram Jaiswal |
| • MP | Ravi Kishan (BJP) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 673,446 |
| • Rank | 66 |
| Demonym(s) | Gorakhpuri , Gorakhpuriya |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 2730xx |
| Telephone code | +91-0551 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-53 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/903 ♂/♀ |
| Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 18 °C (64 °F) |
| Website | gorakhpur |
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is famous as a religious centre. The city was home to Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jain and Sikh saints and is named after the medieval saint Gorakshanath of Nath Sampraday/sect. Gorakhnath Temple is still the seat of the Nath sect. It is also the Birth place of the great saint Paramhansa Yogananda. The city is also home to many historic Buddhist sites,Imambara[1]-a 18th century dargah and the Gita Press, a publisher of Hindu religious texts, and it also contain some of fun amusement sites like nauka vihar , neer nikunj water park , vinod vaan , gorakhpur zoo etc .
In the 20th century, Gorakhpur was a focal point in the Indian independence movement. Today, the city is also a business centre, hosting the headquarters of the North Eastern Railways, previously known as Bengal Nagpur Railways, and an industrial area, GIDA (Gorakhpur Development Authority) 15 km from the old town.is a best district in u. p. Gorakhpur is a type of Municipal Corporation .the population of Gorakhpur about 7 lakh and the official language of Gorakhpur is Hindi . and the telephone code of Gorakhpur is +91-551. the average temperature of Summer in Gorakhpur is 40 degree Celsius and the winter season is it in 18 degree celsius . Gorakhpur is a city located the Bank of Rapti river in the North Eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .it is located near the Nepal border 273 km east of the state capital Lucknow .it is administrative headquarter of Gorakhpur district and the Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath a gorakshanath Temple. Gorakhpur has to University Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and the Madan Mohan Malviya University of the technology, a medical college named Baba Raghav Das Medical College and I a sport college named veer Bhagat Singh sports College . Gorakhpur is the one of the most flood prone district in eastern utter Pradesh.
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