| Nigohan | |
| Other Name: | Nigohān |
| Settlement Type: | Populated place |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.5618°N 81.0308°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lucknow |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.399 |
| Population Total: | 6474 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Nigohan is a large village in Mohanlalganj block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] Located to the west of the road from Lucknow to Raebareli, historically it was the seat of a pargana in Mohanlalganj tehsil.[3] As of 2011, its population is 6,474, in 1,093 households.[2] The Nigohan Railway Station is located east of the village and technically belongs to the village of Karanpur.[3] Nigohan is the seat of a gram panchayat.[4]
According to legend, Nigohan was founded by a Chandrabansi raja named Nahush, who was transformed into a snake as punishment for cursing a Brahmin and made to live in a large tank to the south of the village.[3] The Pandavas then came here during their travels, and one of them managed to break the spell and restore Raja Nahush to his human form.[3] On being turned back into a human, Raja Nahush performed a great sacrifice, and this is commemorated in an annual festival during the month of Kartik.[3] The festival takes place at the Abhiniwara tank, where there is a temple of Mahadeo (Shiva); Raja Nahush is also venerated at a shrine at the centre of the village.[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Nigohan was described as a large, primarily agricultural village, with extensive orchards that formed the main livelihood for its residents.[3] The village then had an "upper primary school" and a small bazaar called Gumanganj, and it served as the headquarters of the Church of England's missionary operations in the region.[3] The zamindars were a Gautam clan[3] who, according to tradition, had become rulers by marrying a lady of the previous dynasty, the Janwars of Mau. In 1901, the population of Nigohan was 2,074, including 355 Muslims and 61 Christians.[3]