Country India District Ghazipur PIN 233223 Elevation 80 m Literacy 65% Area code 915495 | State Uttar Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 915495 Area 9 km² Population 10,000 (2011) | |
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Khanpur is a village in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India, near to the border with Varanasi. It situated 30 km north-east from Varanasi, 45 km west from Ghazipur, 56 km east from Jaunpur, and 80 km south from Azamgarh. The population of Khanpur is approximately 10,000.
There are six villages in the local self-government (gram panchayat) area of Khanpur, being Khanpur Bairahia, Khanpur Nonara, Khanpur Basti(Chamaruti, Khanpur Emirti, Khanpur Dih, and Khanpur Usarahan. The nearest railway station is at Aunrihar, 7 km away and there is a direct bus connection to Varanasi. There is also a hospital.
There are temples to several gods, including Goria dih, Jamaki Dih, Kali, Durga, Shiva, Hanuman, Krishna, and Ram.
Education
The literacy of the village is good and there are primary and junior high schools, as well as an intermediate college. There is a primary school in the village. This caters for children under the pratham system. Older children attend intermediate colleges within 15 km of the village.
For undergraduate and post-graduate education, students attend colleges at Varanasi, Allahabad and other locations.