Thawe or sometimes pronounced Thawen is a medium-sized village in
Gopalganj district of
India
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n state of
Bihar
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. This village is a popular pilgrimage site for
Hindu
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believers of the surrounding areas as it hosts a notable
Devi
Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism.
The conce ...
temple
Thawe Mandir
Thawe Mandir, the Temple of ''Maa Thawewali'' is situated in Thawe, in Gopalganj District in the State of Bihar, India. It is only 6 km from Gopalganj town on the Gopalganj
Gopalganj may refer to:
Bangladesh
*Gopalganj District, Banglade ...
. Thawe is located about 6 kilometers south-west from the district headquarters
Gopalganj
Gopalganj may refer to:
Bangladesh
*Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, a district of Dhaka Division
**Gopalganj, Bangladesh, a town and headquarter of Gopalganj district
**Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, an upazila of Gopalganj District
** Gopalganj-1, a pa ...
.
Demographics
the village has a total population of 643.
Transport
Rail
Thawe has a railway station, Thawe Junction, which comes under North Eastern Railways. This junction is about 71 km from
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dist ...
.
It comes between
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dist ...
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Kaptanganj -
Padrauna
Padrauna is a city and headquarter of Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the place where Rama spent a few days of his life. After passing from Padrauna, Rama reached at Ramkola where he made a hut with his wife Sita ...
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Siwan route.
Road
Thawe is located about 6 kilometers south-west from the district headquarters
Gopalganj
Gopalganj may refer to:
Bangladesh
*Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, a district of Dhaka Division
**Gopalganj, Bangladesh, a town and headquarter of Gopalganj district
**Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, an upazila of Gopalganj District
** Gopalganj-1, a pa ...
along
National Highway 531 which connects this place to both Gopalganj and
Chhapra
Chhapra is a city and headquarters of the Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River.
Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when th ...
and 70 km from Padrauna.
See also
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Thawe Mandir
Thawe Mandir, the Temple of ''Maa Thawewali'' is situated in Thawe, in Gopalganj District in the State of Bihar, India. It is only 6 km from Gopalganj town on the Gopalganj
Gopalganj may refer to:
Bangladesh
*Gopalganj District, Banglade ...
*
Gopalganj district, India
Gopalganj is one of the administrative districts in the Indian state of Bihar. The district headquarters is the town of Gopalganj, and the district is part of Saran Division. Major language spoken is Bhojpuri.
Geography
Gopalganj district, India ...
References
Villages in Gopalganj district, India
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