Shuklaganj (officially

Gangaghat Gangaghat is a city and a municipal board in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It's Just 12 km from Unnao, 10 km from Kanpur. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and ...

) is situated in Unnao district, but it is also considered as a suburb of

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

, Uttar Pradesh, located on the banks of

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Ganges about 5 km from

on the

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to Unnao.The population was 370803 as of the 2001 census. According to the census of 2011 it is 884072. It has 80% of literacy and is 5 km from Kanpur Cantonment. Shuklaganj was once known as

. Though it lies in Unnao district, it lies adjacent to

and hence is a suburb of

. The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur metropolitan area.

History

Shuklaganj was established in 1931 by Aditya Savita on the bank of river Ganges. There is a holy Hindu temple of Maa Durga, having history of 400 years, which was renovated in 1965 by Maharashtrian Sant Shri Madan Keshav Amdekar also known as Guru Ji. Million of followers from all around world comes to temple to worship Maa Durga. In 1976, Bal Govind Montessori school was made for children. On every Foundation Day, 8 February, a cricket tournament is held at the Ramkali stadium which is named after the goddess Ramkali. On the 78th Foundation Day, final tournament was played.

Transport

Shuklaganj has a railway station named

Kanpur Bridge Left Bank Kanpur Bridge Left Bank is a small railway station in Shuklaganj, in the Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It lies on the Kanpur–Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and i ...

on the

- Lucknow line. Kanpur Central which is about 4 km away is the major railhead. Kanpur Civil Airport is the nearest airport but

Kanpur Chakeri Chakeri is a census town in Kanpur metropolitan area, situated about 16 kilometres east of Kanpur city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is an industrial town with textiles and food products as its major productions. Chakeri Airforce S ...

airport is the nearest domestic airport. Lucknow Airport is the nearest international airport.

References

{{Unnao district Cities and towns in Unnao district