Telephone Code 05342 | Postal Code 230404 Elevation 110 m | |
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Time zone Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30) | ||
Vishwanathganj is a town in Pratapgarh district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an assembly constituency in Pratapgarh affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.
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Geography
Vishwanathganj is located at 25.80766°N 81.59256°E / 25.80766; 81.59256. Bakulahi river also flows here.
Shani Dev Temple
Shani Dev Dham, the temple dedicated to Shani Dev, is located at a distance of about 51 km from Allahabad, 16 km from Pratapgarh, 116 km from Ayodhya, & 3 km from Vishwanathganj in Kushfara village. Hanuman and Manokamana temples are also situated in the same premises. Every Saturday people throng in large numbers & perform special worship here. Navratri is also celebrated here. On the third day of Kartik month a Rathyatra is also organized here.
Election synopsis
Vishwanathganj is one of the Vidhan Sabha of Pratapgarh. Raja Ram Pandey is current Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency.
Transport
Viswanathganj is its own railway station. It belongs to Northern Railway, Lucknow . Neighbourhood stations are Dhirganj, Near By major railway station is Mughal Sarai junction and Airport is Bamrauli Airport.