Ghughali

Ghughuli Ghughli
city
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Maharajganj
Population  (2001)
• Total	10,312
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	273151
Vehicle registration	52

Ghughuli is a town and a nagar panchayat in Maharajganj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is near to Gorakhpur and very close to the Indo-Nepal border. East of Ghughali is the Baikunthi river. The bank of the Baikunthi is used for performing last rites and quarry is for river sand.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ghughli had a population of 10,312. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ghughuli has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 41%. In Ghughuli, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Basic source of income for majority of citizens is agriculture. It had erstwhile UP State sugar Corporation Ltd which is no longer functional.

Famous people of area

• Shri K N Mishra (retired engineer from Porbandar, Gujarat.)
• Shri Pramod Kumar Kharwar (Leader Kharwar Community of U.P.)
• Shri Suresh Kumar Rungta (Udyog Vyapar mandal, Former Chairman of Nagar Panchayat, Director Anglo Sanskrit Inter College)
• Shri Satish Chandra Srivastava (Biraichi) (Leading Advocate)
• Shri Satish Kumar Rungta (Leading Business Man)
• Shri Kamlesh prasad gupta Former famous Principlal Anglo sanskrit. Inter College
• Shri Gorakh Nath Pandey (Famous Astrologer)
• Late Shri Yadupati Rai (Freedom fighter who bought a Radish of Rs 525 in 1962, during auction for charity in Indo-China war)
• Shri Janardan Prasad Ojha (Former Labour & Employment Minister, Govt. of U.P)
• Shri Pramod Kumar Srivastava, CAPART, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India
• Shri Harish Chandra Srivastava, Dy. Manager, HPCL
• Shri Anurag Kamal,Scientist, ISRO,Govt. of India
• Shri Ashwini Rao, IOCL, Refinery Division
• Sri Satish Kumar Srivstava (Advocate)
• Shri Sachidanand prashad gupta (Businessman)
• Dr. Ashok kumar seth (Famous doctor in local known as Dr. A.K. Seth)
• Dr. Dhirendra Kumar Pandey (Famous doctor in local known as Dr. D.K. Pandey)
• Dr. D.P. Verma (Famous Homeopathy doctor in local)
• Late Dr. Mohan Singh Bisen
• Late Shri Shyam Bihari Lal Srivastava (Matakopa)
• Late Lala Kesar Ram Narang
• Late Amar Nath Mishra (Freedom Fighter and Former MLA)
• Late Indar Gupta (Entrepreneur)
• Mr. Ramanand Agrawal(Businessman)
• Dr. Pawan Kumar Rungta
• Shri Ganesh Jhunjhunwala
• Shri Kamala Lal Srivastava (Matakopa)
• Mr. Jagdish Agrawal
• Shri Gyan Prakash Srivastava (Matakopa)
• Shri Ram Murti Pandey (DAV NIC Ghughali)
• Dr. Siddhartha Kumar Mishra
• Shri Sidharth Singh "Siddhu Babu"
• Shri Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Mishra
• Shri Virendra Singh (Jogia)
• Shri Vijay Kumar Mishra
• Shri Laljee Gupta
• Shri Raja Ravi Pratap singh (Pauhariya)
• Humeshwar sahni(DAV NIC Ghughali Enter Pass)[BANDI]
• Shri Vinay Kumar Pandey(Patkhuali)
• Sri Narendra Pratap Srivastav(Secretary, Samaj Kalyan Evam Bal Vikas Parishad

Education

Ghughuli has 3 degree colleges:-

*Guru Gorakhsnath Mahavidyalaya

*Sri Narang Sanskrit Snatkottar Mahavidyalya

*Yogeshwar Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya,Banspar

Ghughuli also have 3 number of Intermediate Colleges:-

*D.A.V. Narang Intermediate College

*Anglo Sanskrit Intermediate College

*Jwala Prashad Ojha Intermediate College

Shri Roop Naryan Servhitkari Intermediate College(Basantpur)

Ghughuli also have one girls inter college:-

*Leelavati Narang Girls Intermediate College

Ghughuli also have many English medium School(Kg to 8th):-

*T.D.Memorial English School(NCRT Board)

*St. Thomas English School(CBSE Board)

*J.K.Montessori School(CBSE Board)

*Sarvodaya convent School(CBSE Board)

Ghughuli also have many Hindi medium School(Kg to 8th):-

*J.N.G.Academy(UP Board)

*Durga Public School(UP Board)

*Dr.Ambedakar Bal Vidya Mandir Chainpur(UP Board)

*Prakash Shishu sadan(UP Board)

*Sarswati shishu mandir(UP Board)

Languages

Basic language is Bhojpuri, Other languages include Hindi, English.

Important tourist destinations

KushiNagar - 51.4 KM (2 hours drive)

Kapilvastu (Nepal) - 60 KM (2.5 hours drive)

Gorakhsnath Temple - 54 KM (1.5 hours by road, 45 minute by express train)

Lehra Devi Mandir- 45 KM (2 hours drive)

Itahiya shiv mandir- 30 KM (2 hours by road)

Entertainment

Pashupati theater (now closed)

Transport

Indian Rail UP Roadways

Trains(ONLY express)

15211 Jan-Nayak EXP (Darbhanga To Amritsar )Daily Arrival-01:41 Departure-01:43 15212 Jan-Nayak EXP (Amritsar To Darbhanga)Daily Arrival-18:42 Departure-18:44 15273 Satyagrah EXP (RAXAUL To DELHI) Daily Arrival-13:18 Departure-13:20 15274 Satyagrah EXP (DELHI To RAXAUL ) Daily Arrival-11:57 Departure-11:59

Landmarks

Rungta Vatika

Sri Krishna Mandir (Rungta Vatika)

Sri Sai Mandir, Jogia

Tiwari Bazar

Shubhash Chowk

Sugar Mill Gate

Railway Station

Hanumaan Garhi

Shukrawali Bazar

Mahantha Bazar

Magazines & News papers

Satyakranti, Edited by - Puneet Singh (Sugar Mill), Spasth Awaaj, Amit kumar Srivastava (Reporter), Mr.Vinod Kumar Srivastava (Buro Chief).

Sports

Football, Cricket,Badminton.

Suburbs

• Banspar
• Basantpur
• Bhuwana
• Chainpur
• KhushalNagar
• Puraina
• Shikarpur
• Jogiya
• Rampur Baldiha
• Matakopa
• Khanpur Mishrauli
• khandesar
• Kafwa
• mangalpur patkhaole
• Khanpur