Dohrighat Explained

Doharighat
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.26°N 83.52°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mau
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:66
Population Total:10245
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages Spoken : Hindi English and Bhojpuri
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:275303

Doharighat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mau district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Transport

The nearest railway station Dohrighat railway station. This city is connected by NH29 route and is between Gorakhpur and Varanasi.

Geography

Dohrighat is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 66 metres (216 feet).

Historical city

Dohrighat is a historical city.[2] The head canal is the second large pumped canal in Asia and is named for politician Chaudhary Charan Singh.[3]

Demographics

India census,[4] Doharighat had a population of 11,799. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Doharighat has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68% and, female literacy is 52%. In Dohrighat, 16% of the population is under 0 — 6 years of age.

References

This temple is about 8.5 km from Dohrighat

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Dohrighat.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dohrighat
  2. Web site: Home . dohrighat.com.
  3. Web site: दोहरीघाट पंप कैनाल का नाम बदला, सूरत नहीं. 2021-01-18. Dainik Jagran. hi.
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.