Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 26°45′32″N 83°22′11″E / 26.7588°N 83.3697°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Gorakhpur |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | Gorakhpur Municipal corporation |
• MP | Praveen Kumar Nishad (SP) |
Area | |
• Metropolitan | 144 km2 (56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 673,446[1] |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 2730xx |
Telephone code | +91-0551 |
Vehicle registration | UP-53 |
Sex ratio | 1000/944 ♂/♀ |
Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 18 °C (64 °F) |
Website | gorakhpur |
Gorakhpur is a city along the banks of the Rapti river in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is near the Nepal border, 273 kilometres east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakshanath temple.
The name "Gorakhpur" comes from the Sanskrit Gorakshapuram, which means abode of Gorakshanath, a renowned ascetic who was a prominent saint of the Nath Sampradaya.[3][4]
Gorakhpur is one of the flood vulnerable districts in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Data over the past 100 years show a considerable increase in the intensity and frequency of floods, with extreme events occurring every three to four years. Roughly 20% of the population is affected by floods, which are an annual occurrence in some areas, causing huge loss of life, health and livelihoods for the poor inhabitants, as well as damage to public and private property.[5]
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).[6]
Climate data for Gorakhpur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.7 (0.85) |
11.4 (0.45) |
10.2 (0.40) |
13.7 (0.54) |
27.4 (1.08) |
163.6 (6.44) |
322.3 (12.69) |
349.5 (13.76) |
213.9 (8.42) |
83.8 (3.30) |
4.5 (0.18) |
6.1 (0.24) |
1,228.1 (48.35) |
Source: IMD |
Gorakhpur is connected through rail network and Gorakhpur railway station.
The station offers Class A-1 railway station facilities. On 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur has the world's Longest Railway platform, after inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard, with a stretch of around 1.36 kilometres (0.85 mi).[7][8][9][10]
Gorakhpur is the headquarters of North Eastern Railways.[11]
Main article: Gorakhpur Airport |
An airforce station in Gorakhpur was established in 1963 and extended for public transport. Named Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport.[12]
Main article: List of educational institutions in Gorakhpur |
Gorakhpur has 2 universities named Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, two medical college named Baba Raghav Das Medical College and AIIMS and a sports college named Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College.