Gorakhpur
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Gorakhpur | |
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| Coordinates: 26°45′32″N 83°22′11″E / 26.7588°N 83.3697°E / 26.7588; 83.3697Coordinates: 26°45′32″N 83°22′11″E / 26.7588°N 83.3697°E / 26.7588; 83.3697 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Gorakhpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Gorakhpur Municipal corporation |
| • MP | Praveen Kumar Nishad (SP) |
| Area | |
| • Metropolitan | 144 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 692,519[1] |
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 | 1000/944 ♂/♀ |
| Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 18 °C (64 °F) |
| Website | gorakhpur.nic.in |
Gorakhpur is a city located along the banks of the Rapti river in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located near the Nepal border, 273 kilometres east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakshanath temple.
Contents
1 Etymology
2 Geography
3 Climate
4 Transport
4.1 Railways
4.2 Air
5 Education
6 Hotels & Resorts
7 Notable people
8 Geographic location
9 See also
10 References
Etymology
The name "Gorakhpur" comes from the Sanskrit Gorakshapuram, which means abode of Gorakshanath, a renowned ascetic who was a prominent saint of the Nath Sampradaya.[3][4]
Geography
Gorakhpur is one of the flood vulnerable districts in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Data over the past 100 years show a considerable increase in the intensity and frequency of floods, with extreme events occurring every three to four years. Roughly 20% of the population is affected by floods, which are an annual occurrence in some areas, causing huge loss of life, health and livelihoods for the poor inhabitants, as well as damage to public and private property.[5]
Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).[6]
| Climate data for Gorakhpur | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.6 (90.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 31.9 (89.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.7 (0.85) | 11.4 (0.45) | 10.2 (0.40) | 13.7 (0.54) | 27.4 (1.08) | 163.6 (6.44) | 322.3 (12.69) | 349.5 (13.76) | 213.9 (8.42) | 83.8 (3.30) | 4.5 (0.18) | 6.1 (0.24) | 1,228.1 (48.35) |
| Source: IMD | |||||||||||||
Transport
Railways
Gorakhpur Junction railway station
Gorakhpur is connected through rail network and Gorakhpur railway station.
The station offers Class A-1 railway station facilities. On 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur has the world's Longest Railway platform, after inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard, with a stretch of around 1.36 kilometres (0.85 mi).[7][8][9][10]
Gorakhpur is the headquarters of North Eastern Railways.[11]
Air
An airforce station in Gorakhpur was established in 1963 and extended for public transport. Named Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport.[12] Air India, Indigo, SpiceJet, Jet Airways and Alliance Air flights connect with Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Surat while it is planned to be connected with Lucknow, Allahabad, and Varanasi.[13]
Education
Gorakhpur has 2 universities named Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, two medical college named Baba Raghav Das Medical College and AIIMS and a sports college named Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College.
Hotels & Resorts
Some of the best places to stay in Gorakhpur are:
Hotel The Radiant Resorts & SpaVisit, Best for the quality of stay in a budget & also serving best food. Kanchanpur Chauraha Medical College Road, Gorakhpur-273001. Ph. No.: (+91) 7607603377
Hotel Clarks Inn, Park Road. Very expensive.
Hotel Shivoy, Town Hall. Medium
Hotel Park Regency, Park Road. Medium
Hotel President, Gol Ghar.
Hotel Bobina, Tarang Crossing. Oldest hotel of town, also has a swimming pool. Personal best.
Hotel Kabeer, Near Venus Compound, Modest place to sleep and food quality is good. Chinese restaurant of the hotel has been closed down recently. Contact Number - 09415080610
Notable people
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Shakir Ali, barrister
Leopold Amery, British Cabinet Minister
Ram Upendra Das, economist
Amrapali Dubey, actress
Ravi Dubey, actor
Mahmood Farooqui Indian writer, artist and director
Firaq Gorakhpuri,writer.
Narendra Hirwani, international cricket player
Anurag Kashyap, filmmaker
Syed Modi, badminton player, winner of Arjuna Award
Raghupati Sahay, writer, critic
Asit Sen, Bollywood actor
Jimmy Shergill, actor
Saurabh Shukla, actor
Shri prakash shukla,Indian contract killer(Film rangbaaz)
Kedarnath Singh, poet, critic
Lilavati Singh, educator
Vir Bahadur Singh, Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Paramahansa Yogananda, Yoga guru, founder of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.
Geographic location
Places adjacent to Gorakhpur | ||||||||||
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Gorakhpur
See also
- Gorakhpur Cantonment railway station
- Ramgarh Tal Lake
- Deoria District
References
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^ Mallinson, James (2011) 'Nāth Saṃpradāya.' In: Brill Encyclopedia of Hinduism Vol. 3. Brill, pp. 407–428.
^ Integrating climate change concerns into disaster management planning: The case of Gorakhpur, India by Shiraz A. Wajih and Shashikant Chopde, the Climate and Environment Knowledge Network, 2014
^ Climate Summary for Gorakhpur (from Weatherbase.com)
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^ "Gorakhpur gets world's longest railway platform". अमर उजाला (Amar Ujala). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ North Eastern Railway. Ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
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