Azamgarh
Sign in to saveAzamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the state capital Lucknow and 809 km from the national capital, Delhi.
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Azamgarh is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, situated within Azamgarh district. It serves as the capital of both Azamgarh district and Azamgarh division. The city shares a border with Varanasi and is located at coordinates 26.06, 83.19. Its area is 1218.6, and it operates in the UTC+05:30 time zone.
The local postal code is 276001, and the dialing code is 5462. Elevation data varies by source, with figures recorded at 64, 73, and 84. Azamgarh is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Azamgarh
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 116,644
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Air quality
- PM2.5
- 33.2 µg/m³
- PM10
- 34.1 µg/m³
Key facts
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- Azamgarh
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- Azamgarh Railway Station
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- India Uttar Pradesh#India
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- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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- State
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- Uttar Pradesh
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- Azamgarh
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- MP
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- Dharmendra Yadav (SP)
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- MLA
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- Durga Prasad Yadav (SP)
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- 64
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
Compared to the rest of Uttar Pradesh, Purvanchal is the poorest and most underdeveloped region of the state. It has been known as a hotspot for organised crime, gang violence and general lawlessness. Transport and tourist infrastructure has unsurprisingly been lacking, with the region only receiving investment and develop and grow in a meaningful sense since 2017. During this period, the stranglehold of the various mafia dons has also declined significantly, making the region a safer and more attractive travel destination.
The native language of Purvanchal is Bhojpuri. A language with a strong oral literary history and in which many films are nowadays made, at the official level it is regarded as an eastern dialect of Hindi.
Drink
Purvanchal has various drink in summer local perefer sattu nimbu drink , Bel ras /sirfal ras and Sugarcane juice is widely popular in Purvanchal. Culturally Boil Mango juice is used to prevent from heat air Luh . In modern Day Mango juice ,Banana juice and other Fruits juice are used in Summer.
Go next
Cross the state border with Bihar and enter the region of Magadha. Alternatively go north, cross the international border with Nepal and journey into the Western Tarai.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Literacy
- Religion
- Languages
- Transport
- Road
- Train
- Air
- Education
- Media
- FM
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the state capital Lucknow and 809 km from the national capital, Delhi.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Azamgarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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