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'Ghazipur' is a city and a municipal board in Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghazipur District.
Ghazipur is famous for it's opium factory. There is also handloom weaving and a perfume industry. The town is an important agricultural market. Lord Cornwallis, governor-general of British India, died in Ghazipur and is buried there. The town is very close to the UP-Bihar border. The local language at the place is Bhojpuri. Ghazipur borders with the important religious city of Varanasi and is situated about 70 km East of Varanasi.

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Geography

Demographics

Famous Personalities

References

Geography

Ghazipur is located at .^[1] It has an average elevation of 62 metres (203 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Ghazipur had a population of 95,243. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghazipur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Ghazipur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In city there r many femous college.there r city inter college which is oldest one.
Adarsh Inter College is Also a Femous college.I (Madan Lal Yadav)passed My 10th From Adarsh Inter College.
People Of Ghazipur r very helpFul in neture.

Famous Personalities

★ Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, Great reformist, nationalist, labor and religious leader who worked for the poor and the greatest peasant leader of British India.

★ The family of Qais Zangipuri a renowned Shia poet and priest the literaure and whose research and studies are included in the academics of Shiaism in India, Iran, Iraq and in all Madarasas of Shia Seminary

★ Dr. S.M. Yousha faizi Zangipuri, son of Late Qais Zangipuri now settled in Bangalore City 35 years ago in 1973 heads the Shia community in Bangalore and his family is one of the most influential Shia families in India. He was also Member, Karnataka State Board of Wakfs.

★ Mr. Syed Moonas Reza Abidi, Prominent Educationist and Twice Ex vice chancellor of Delhi Univercity.

★ Mr. Syed Ahmed Raza Abidi, Economist, Director reserve bank of India, Appointed as an advisor to International monetary Fund, USA

★ Abdul Hamid winner of Param Vir Chakra for making the supreme sacrifice in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

★ Rahi Masoom Reza, author, poet and noted writer.

★ Manoj Sinha Politician, three times MP of Ghazipur. A B. Tech from IT (B.H.U)

★ Mr. Ram Surat Rai Rajbhar,Politician,socialist leader known for his opposition of emergency and imprisoined under MESA in 1975.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ghazipur
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