Sir Gobardhan

Sir Gobardhan
सिर गोबर्धन
Census town & village
Sir Gobardhan
Sir Gobardhan

Census town & village location on Varanasi district map

Coordinates: 25°15′17″N 82°59′50″E / 25.254812°N 82.997126°E / 25.254812; 82.997126Coordinates: 25°15′17″N 82°59′50″E / 25.254812°N 82.997126°E / 25.254812; 82.997126
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi district
Tehsil Varanasi tehsil
Elevation 81.971 m (268.934 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 11,350 [1]
Languages
 • Official Hindi & English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Postal code 221005
Telephone code +91-542 [2]
Vehicle registration UP65 XXXX
Census town & village code 209744
Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency) [3]
Vidhan Sabha constituency Varanasi Cantt. [3]

Sir Gobardhan (Hindi: सिर गोबर्धन ) (or Seer Goverdhanpur) is a census town & village in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1][4] The census town & village falls under the Shir Goverdhanpur gram panchayat.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8] It is of historical significance as it is birthplace of Sant Sri Guru Ravidas.[9] Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan at Seer Goverdhanpur is main pilgrimage place for Ravidasis worldwide.[10][11][12][13]

Demography

Sir Gobardhan has families with a total population of 11,350. Sex ratio of the census town & village 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).[5]

See also

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Demography". 2011 Census of India website. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dialing code". onefivenine.com. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Census town & village details". Local Government directory. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Distances". Google Maps. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  6. ↑ "Census town & village coordinates". latlong.net. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  7. ↑ "Elevation". daftlogic.com. Retrieved Nov 2015.
  8. ↑ Kapoor, Punkhuri (8 May 2015). "Aero-modelling club brings thrill of Para-sailing to city". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Seer Gowardhanpur gears up for Ravidas Jayanti". The Times of India. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Singh, IP (1 February 2010). "Punjab sect declares new religion". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "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.".
  12. ↑ "Mayawati fails to pay visit to Ravidas' birth place - Feb 21,2008". outlookindia.com. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Rahul Gandhi tours eastern-Uttar Pradesh". timesofindia-economictimes. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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