Ghazipur
Sign in to saveGhazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur City is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) River near the border with Bihar state in eastern Uttar Pradesh, about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Varanasi (Benares) and also called Lahuri Kashi. The city of Ghazipur also constitutes one of the seven distinct tehsils, or subdivisions, of the Ghazipur district.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ghazipur
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 103,095
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ghazipur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tomb of Lord Cornwallis.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- yes
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Tomb of Lord Cornwallis, Governor-General of Bengal
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Ghazipur
- Country
- British Raj
- Located in
- Ceded and Conquered Provinces
- Population
- +121020
- Area
- +18.3
- Elevation
- +61
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Ghazipur district
- Image
- Tomb of Lord Cornwallis.jpg
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and legendary founding
- Early recorded history: 1400s and 1500s
- Later Mughals
- Nawabs of Awadh & Ghazipur
- Scientific Society of Ghazipur
- Ghazipur at the turn of the 20th century
- Geography
- Demographics
- Places of interest
- Ghazipur opium factory
- Climate
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur City is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) River near the border with Bihar state in eastern Uttar Pradesh, about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Varanasi (Benares) and also called Lahuri Kashi. The city of Ghazipur also constitutes one of the seven distinct tehsils, or subdivisions, of the Ghazipur district.
Ghazipur is located near the eastern border with Bihar, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of Varanasi. The city is internationally recognized for housing the world's largest legal opium factory, established in 1820 by the British East India Company. This historic facility continues to operate under government regulation and plays a significant role in the global pharmaceutical industry by producing opium-derived medicines.