Sarvodaya Nagar is an area in
North India
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n city of
Lucknow
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consisting of both residential and commercial settlements. It is a part of
Mahona Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Lucknow district.
Geography
Sarvodaya Nagar is located near the . Bank of
Gomti River
The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganges. According to beliefs, the river is the son of Rishi Vashishtha and bathing in the Gomti on Ekadashi (the 11th day of the two lunar phases of the Hindu calendar month) can wash away ...
that flows through north and western boundaries of Sarvodaya Nagar. It has an average
elevation
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of 122.6 metres (402 feet).
It was known as "ghosi purva"and today is also known for its drain called " kukrail naala".
It is home to both Hindus and Muslims and thus has several mosques like badi masjid ;chhoti masjid;madina masjid; as well as temple of Sai baba .
It has several primary English and Hindi medium schools that help the poor people .
It has a cemetery as well.
Religious integrity
Most of the peoples of Sarvodaya Nagar follow
Hindu
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...secondly
Muslim religion
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and show a good example of religious integrity. It is reflected by presence of two
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s (''Chhoti Masjid'' and ''Bari Masjid'') and 5
temple
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
and a big
graveyard
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
for Muslims and one
cremation
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.
Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre is ...
place for Hindus in Sarvodaya Nagar..
Transport
Nearest
railway station
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from Sarvodaya Nagar is
Badshah Nagar
Badshah Nagar ( ur, ) is a residential area in trans-gomti of Lucknow near Badshah Nagar railway station.
Most of the buildings in Badshah Nagar are constructed by the government for its employees. Apart from residential buildings there are som ...
, which is situated on
Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...
-
Barabanki
Barabanki is a city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is administrative headquarters of Barabanki district. The city is about 30 km east of Lucknow, the state capital. It has a population of 146,831 with a dens ...
railway line maintained by North-East Railway. The transportation is mainly road based. It is connected with the city through City Bus, auto rickshaw and rickshaw etc. Most of the residents have their own conveyances.
Education
Sarvodaya Nagar has Government School and a few convent schools like Rani Laxmi Bai, Meridian School, Motherland school, etc. Sarvodaya Nagar is well connected and one can access almost all the prominent places like
Indira Nagar,
Aliganj,
Gomti Nagar
Gomti Nagar is an area in the Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and fast growing areas of Lucknow. It is also considered as Asia's largest Colony. It is home to high-end res ...
,
Hazratganj
Hazratganj is the downtown and the main shopping centre of Lucknow, the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In addition to bazaars, it also contains shopping complexes, restaurants, hotels, theaters, cafés and man ...
,
Mahanagar
''Mahanagar'' () is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story ''Abataranika'' by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a house ...
easily.
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