Colonelganj

Colonelganj
—  city  —
Colonelganj Location of Colonelganj in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	27°08′N 81°42′E / 27.13°N 81.7°E / 27.13; 81.7Coordinates: 27°08′N 81°42′E / 27.13°N 81.7°E / 27.13; 81.7
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Gonda
Population	24,163 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 119 metres (390 ft)

Colonelganj is a city and a municipal board in Gonda district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Geography

Colonelganj is located at 27°04′12″N 81°24′07″E / 27.07°N 81.402°E / 27.07; 81.402.^[1] It has an average elevation of 119 metres (390 feet).hj It have best climate to product the pop-corn which most famous in all region. and in winter seasons here cabbage production in high rate.

This City is situated on the bank of Saryu river which is 2 KM away from Main city. In the range of Tahseel the area of sangam of two river as GHAGHARA AND SARJU are situated. Sarju is a small river in which the Ghaghara is tributory. This river sytem is again called as Sarju when it reaches Ayodhya in Faizabad district.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Colonelganj had a population of 24,163. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Colonelganj has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53% and, female literacy is 42%. In Colonelganj, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Colonelganj
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.