Sir Gobardhan

Census town in Uttar Pradesh, India

25°15′17″N 82°59′50″E / 25.254812°N 82.997126°E / 25.254812; 82.997126Country

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictVaranasi districtTehsilVaranasi tehsilElevation

81.971 m (268.934 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total11,350 ^[1]Languages

• OfficialHindi & EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Postal code

221011

Telephone code+91-542Vehicle registrationUP65 XXXXCensus town code209744Lok Sabha constituencyVaranasi (Lok Sabha constituency)^[2]Vidhan Sabha constituencyVaranasi Cantt.^[2]

Sir Gobardhan (or Seer Goverdhanpur) is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.^[1]^[3] The census town & village falls under the Shir Goverdhanpur gram panchayat.^[3] Sir Gobardhan Census town & village is about 13 kilometers South of Varanasi railway station, 323 kilometers South-East of Lucknow and 3.5 kilometers South-East of Banaras Hindu University main gate.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] It is of historical significance as it is birthplace of Sant Sri Guru Ravidas.^[8] Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan at Seer Goverdhanpur is main pilgrimage place for Ravidasis worldwide.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Demography

Sir Gobardhan has families with a total population of 11,350. Sex ratio of the census town is 875 and child sex ratio is 914. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively.^[note]^[1]

Details	Male	Female	Total	Comments
Number of houses	-	-	1,708	(census 2011)^[1]
Adult	6,053	5,297	9,719
Children	-	-	1631
Total population	-	-	11,350
Literacy	88.8%	68.6%	79.4%

Transportation

Sir Gobardhan is connected by air (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport), by train (Varanasi City railway station) and by road. Nearest operational airports is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport and nearest operational railway station is Varanasi City railway station (40 and 13 kilometers respectively from Sir Gobardhan).^[4]

Notes

^ All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Demography". 2011 Census of India website. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Census town & village details". Local Government directory. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Distances". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ "Census town & village coordinates". latlong.net. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ "Elevation". daftlogic.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ Kapoor, Punkhuri (8 May 2015). "Aero-modelling club brings thrill of Para-sailing to city". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Seer Gowardhanpur gears up for Ravidas Jayanti". The Times of India. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ Singh, IP (1 February 2010). "Punjab sect declares new religion". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "On 31 January 2010, on the 633rd birth anniversary of Guru Ravidass, they announced the new religion Ravidasia, at his birth place Seer Gowardhanpur in Banaras".
^ "Mayawati fails to pay visit to Ravidas' birth place - Feb 21,2008". outlookindia.com. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Rahul Gandhi tours eastern-Uttar Pradesh". timesofindia-economictimes. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

Varanasi

History

Intentionally left blank for sometime

Administrative
division

Amara Khaira Chak, Benipur, Bhagawanpur, Birbhanpur, Dindaspur, Gangapur, Harpal Pur, Kakarmatta, Kandwa, Kotwa, Lohta, Maruadih, Phulwaria, Ramnagar, Salarpur, Shivdaspur, Sir Gobardhan, Susuwahi, Suzabad, Umarha, Varanasi, Varanasi cantt.

Villages

v t e Villages in Varanasi district
Pindra Tehsil	Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amilo Aneai Anura Araji Hasanpur Arazi Tari Ashapur Ashwari Aswalpur Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur Babatpur Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Barzi Basni Deorai Eshipur Gang Khurd Janakpatti Kathiraon Kuri, Varanasi Murdi Padari Phoolpur Tisaura
Varanasi Tehsil	Adampur Aily Aitha Akhari Amaut Amawar Anantpur Araji Line Babhanpura Chadpur Dabethuwa Jayapur Khalispur Khanzadipur Lamhi Mehdiganj Rajpur Vyaspur
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Languages &
dialects spoken

English

Political
representation

MP	Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India)
MLA	Avadhesh Singh Anil Rajbhar Kailash Nath Sonkar Neelkanth Tiwari Neel Ratan Singh Patel Ravindra Jaiswal Saurabh Srivastava Surendra Narayan Singh

Constituency

Lok Sabha	Varanasi
Vidhan Sabha	Ajagara Pindra Rohaniya Sevapuri Shivpur Varanasi Cantt. Varanasi North Varanasi South

Transportation

Air	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
Rail	Babatpur Bhulanpur Kashi Manduadih Varanasi Junction Varanasi City Varanasi Metro
Road	Grand Trunk Road National Highway 28 National Highway 35 Malviya Bridge
Water	Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal

Education

Universities	Banaras Hindu University IIT (BHU) Varanasi Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Colleges	Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women
CBSE schools	Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School KV-BHU
UP board schools	C.M. Anglo Bengali College
ICSE schools	St Joseph's Convent School St. John's School, Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School

Places of
worship

Buddhist temples	Sarnath

Churches	St. Mary's Cathedral

Hindu
temples

Aghori	Baba Keenaram Sthal
Bharat Mata	Bharat Mata Mandir
Durga or her avatar	Durga Mandir Sankata Devi Mandir
Hanuman	Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
Parvati or her avatar	Annapurna Devi Mandir Lalita Gauri Mandir Vishalakshi Temple
Shiva or his avatar	Kaal Bhairav Mandir Kashi Vishwanath Temple Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir Nepali Mandir Shri Vishwanath Mandir Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir
Others	Tulsi Manas Mandir