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COLLECTORS OF DISTRICT GHAZIPUR Sl.No 	NAME OF COLLECTORS	PERIOD OF STAY 01.	Mr.E.A.Molony, ICS	Mar-1900 to Mar-1905 02.	Mr.Rama Shankar Mishra Mar-1905 to Jan-1911 03.	Mr.H.R.Nevills, ICS	Jan-1911 to oct-1911 04.	Mr. T.W.Morris,ICS	Oct-1911 to Feb-1914 05.	Mr. A.G. Pullen,ICS	Feb-1914 to Jul-1914 06.	Mr. T.W. Morris,ICS	Aug-1914 to Mar-1916 07.	Mr. V.E.G.Hussey,ICS	Apr-1916to Nov-1916 08. 	Mr. Sai Muhammad hadi	Nov-1916 to Mar-1917 09.	Mr. W.Gaskell,ICS	Apr-1917 to Jul-1917 10.	Mr.D. Dewar, ICS	Jul-1917 to Mar-1920 11.	Mr. Sayid Ahmad Hasan	Mar-1920 to Sep-1920 12.	Mr. C.F.Wood, ICS	Sep-1920 to Feb-1921 13.	Mr. A.A.Wough,ICS	Feb-1921 to Oct-1921 14.	Mr. C.M.Collett,ICS	Oct-1921 to Mar-1923 15.	Mr. P.M.Kharegat,ICS	Mar-1923 to Feb-1924 16.	Mr. A.L.Mahendra	Mar-1924 to Oct-1924 17.	Mr. Cap. A.W.Ibbotson,ICS	Oct-1924 to Mar-1925 18.	Mr. Munsi maqsud Ali Khan	Mar-1925 to Nov-1925 19.	Mr. H. S. Ross ,ICS	Nov-1925 to Feb-1926 20.	Mr. R.O. Douglas,ICS	Mar-1926 to Sep-1926 21.	Mr.J.C.Donaldson, ICS	Oct-1926 to Oct-1927 22.	Mr. L.V.Ardagh, ICS	Oct-1927 to Mar-1928 23.	Mr.H.H.Shaw 	Mar-1928 to Mar-1929 24.	Mr.Cap.E.DE.V.Moss,ICS 	Apr-1929 to Mar-1932 25.	Mr.M.B.Dikshit 	Apr-1932 to Apr-1933 26.	Mr.C.B.Rai 	Apr-1933 to Dec-1933 27.	Mr.M.B.Dikshit 	Dec-1933 to Apr-1934 28.	Mr.C.B.Rai 	Apr-1934 to Oct-1934 29.	Mr.N.H.Gordan 	Oct-1934 to Mar-1937 30.	Mr.Mirza Ali Sajjad Hussain	Mar-1937 to Mar-1938 31.	Mr.S.R.Tandon 	Mar-1938 to Aug-1941 32.	Mr.A.S.Munro,ICS 	Aug-1941 to Dec-1943 33.	Mr. Ramakant 	Jan-1944 to Mar-1945 34.	Mr.Bagwati Prasad	Mar-1945 to Jan-1946 35.	Mr.B.P.Sahi 	Jul-1946 to Oct-1946 36.	Mr. Sultan Ahamad Beg	Oct-1946 to Sep-1947 37.	Mr.Syed Zafar Hasan Zaidi	Sep-1947 to Dec-1947 38.	Mr. Raja Ram Singh,IAS	Dep-1947 to Jul-1950 39.	Mr.H.C.Saxena,IAS 	Jan-1950 to Apr-1953 40.	Mr.Rizwanul Hasan,IAS	Apr-1953 to May-1955 41.	Mr.Kushal Pal Singh,IAS	May-1955 to Jul-1957 42.	Mr.G.S.Sial, IAS	Jul-1957 to Aug-1958 43.	Mr.Altaf Husain,IAS	Sep-1958 to May-1959 44.	Mr.Hari Shankar Tiwari	May-1959 to Jan-1961 45.	Mr. V.P.Shukla, IAS	Jan-1961 to May-1962 46.	Mr.K.N.Singh, 	May-1962 to Aug-1962 47.	Mr.T.N. Dhar, IAS	Sep-1962 to Jul-1965 48.	Mr.T.S.R.Subramaniam,IAS 	Aug-1965 to Aug-1967 49.	Mr.S.K.Biswas,IAS 	Sep-1967 to May-1970 50.	Mr.Girish Chandra 	May-1970 to Jul-1971 51.	Mr. Ajay Vikran Singh,IAS	Jul-1971 to Nov-1971 52.	Mr.Saran Prasad	Nov-1971 to Jan-1973 53.	Mr.Divi Dayal ,IAS	Feb-1973 to Jul-1975 54.	Mr.Anant Ram	Jul-1975 to Jul-1976 55.	Mr.Kamal Taori,IAS	Jul-1976 to Jul-1978 56.	Mr.R.I.Verma,IAS 	Jul-1978 to Aug-1979 57.	Mr.S.N.Jha,IAS 	Aug-1979 to Apr-1981 58.	Mr.Radhey Shyam,IAS	Apr-1981 to Feb-1983 59.	Mr .R.N.Singh,IAS	Feb-1983 to June-1984 60.	Mr.C.S.Dwivedi,IAS 	Jul-1984 to Jul-1985 61. 	Mr.Alok Ranjan, IAS	Jul-1985 to Jul-1987 62.	Miss. Stuti Kacker,IAS	Jul-1987 to Jul-1988 63.	Mr.Jagan Mathews,IAS	Jul-1988 to Dec-1989 64.	Mr.Ashok Ghosh ,IAS	Dec-1989 to Aug-1990 65.	Mr. Shri Krishna,IAS	Aug-1990 to Jul-1991 66.	Mr.S.P.Saksena, IAS	Jul-1991 to Jul-1992 67.	Mr.B.B.Chaturvedi,IAS 	Jul-1992 to June-1994 68.	Mr.Babu Ram Yadav, IAS	June-1994 to June-1995 69.	Mr.D.R.Ranbeer Singh,IAS	June-1995 to Dec-1995 70.	Mr.Mamraj singh,IAS	Dec-1995 to Dec-1996 71.	Mr.B.C.Chandola,IAS 	Dec-1996 to Mar-1997 72.	Mr. Om Prakash, IAS	Mar-1997 to May-1997 73.	Mr. Anil kumar ,IAS	May-1997 to Oct-1997 74.	Mr.Rajan Shukla ,IAS	Oct-1997 to Apr-1999 75.	Mr.Ravindra Nath Tripathi,IAS	Apr-1999 to Jul-2000 76.	Mr. Anil Sant,IAS	Jul-2000 to June-2001 77.	Mr.Bijendra Singh,IAS	Jul-2001 to May-2002 78.	Mr.Rama Shankar Singh,IAS 	May-2002 to Jul-2003 79.	Mr.Ajay Chauhan,IAS	Jul-2003 to Feb-2004 80.	Mr.K.M.Pandey,IAS 	Feb-2004 to Dec-2005 81.	Mr.S.B.L.Sushil,IAS 	Dec-2005 to Dec-2005 82.	Miss.Aneeta C. Meshram,IAS	Dec-2005 to May-2006 83.	Mr. S.P.Tripathi,IAS	May-2006 to Jul-2006 84.	Mr.Manish Chauhan,IAS	Jul-2006 to June-2007 85.	Miss. Ritu Maheswari,IAS	June-2007 to Oct-2008 86.	Mr.Sanjay Prasad ,IAS	Oct-2008 to June-2009 87.	Mr.Anil kumar, IAS	June-2009 to Nov-2009 88.	Mr.Hridesh Kumar ,IAS	Nov-2009 to June 2010 89.	Mr. R. Ramesh Kumar,IAS	June 2010 to Jan 2011 90.	Mr. Sudhir Kumar,IAS	Jan2011 to till date

GHAZIPUR DISTRICT AT A GLANCE ITEM	DESCRIPTION AREA	3377 Sq. km. Average Rain Fall	1034 ml. Temperature Max. 42.1° C. Temperature Min. 4° CC. Population	30,49,337(2001) Tehsils	5 Blocks	16 Nyay Panchyat	193 Villages	1050 Muncipal Corporation	3 Nagar Panchayat	5 Police Stations	23 Length of Canals	1490 Km Hospitals	27 Cinemas	15 Post Offices	375 Banks	171 Nearby Airport	70 Km. ( Babatpur,Varanasi ) Degree Colleges	32 Rivers	06 ( Gangaes,Gomti, Karmnasa,Tons,Magai,Beson) Towns of Tourist interest	Ghazipur,Saidpur,Aurihar,Zamania, Muhammdabad,Dildarnagar Main Railway Stations	Ghazipur, Aurihar, Saidpur,Dildarnagar, Muhammdabad Ghazipur District is the Soil of many Personalities of National and International Repute.Click the Section for more information. 1. Vedic to Pre-Independ.

2. Culture

3. Literature

4. Saints

Peronalities of Ghazipur from Vedic to Pre-Independence era Raja Gadhi- The Grand father of Maharishi Parasuram, is creature of Ghazipur.He constrcted the fort near bank of Ganga, That was situated near Cheetnath Ghat in city. Maharshi Yamdagni - Yamdgni Rishi lived in a hut on the bank of Ganga close to the present town of Zamania, which recieved its name of Jamdagnia.he weded with the Daughter of Rishi Renu , Renuka. and having four sons,Vasuman,& Ram etc. According to Mahabharata, when Haihaya king , Kartivirya came to his hermitage with army. Jamdagni treated him with great hospitalty through the help of his celebrated and divine Kamdhenu ( Wish fullfilling cow ). The king was surprised but instead of being grateful, he carried Kamdhenu off by force. Kartivirya was afterward overcom by his son Maharshi Parasuram and Kamdhenu was recovered, Kartivirya offered a sacrifice in atonement of his sin. Maharishi Parasuram- The Grand son of Raja Ghadhi, son of Maharshi Zamdagni, The Parsuram is the great son of Ghazipur, born at the bank of river Gangaes near Zamania. Though he is Aryan but devotte to Lord "Shiva". The Cross Bow of Lord shiva episode in swanbar of Sita is very popular. He estabished a Ashram near Zamania. Due to His Devotion, Power and spritual nature, he is worship as Awatar of God.His favorite Ashra was "Parsu" hence known as Parsuram. Gautam Rishi- His Ashram was situated near Gauspur at bank of river Ganga 16 Km. from Ghazipur city. according to saying "The bhagwan Ram Blessed the Devi Ahilya the wife of Gautam Rishi, converted into Stone. Chaywan Rishi- The Ashram of Rishi Bhrigu was situated near Ballia City and he married with Puloma. and and his son "Chayawan" became a great saint. and his ashram was situated near "Chanani". The Lord Rama came to his Ashram during the Piligrim Visit. Pahar Khan- Pahar Khan was Faujdar of Ghazipur, a post which he held for long period. Although on several occasion he was employed in distant campaign. He built a tank at Ghazipur, where his tomb still standing. Sheikh Abdullah- The son of Zamindar named Muhammad Kasim , a siddique sheikh of village Dharwara in Pargana Jahhorabad . Shiekh Abdullah was probably the only man of eminence that the district has produced and who was one of few rulers of Ghazipur who had done any thing to beutify the city of Ghazipur. He built the forts at Jalalabad ( in Pargana Shadiabad ) and at Kasimabad, which he named after his father.He also constructed a bridge over river Magai on the road to Kasimabad and in the city of Ghazipur created the palace known as Chital Sutun, a Mosque and imambara as well as a masonnry tank and also made a garden called Nawab Bagh. He died in 1744 and was burried in a handsome tomb in the city of Ghazipur. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari- Graduated in medicine in  England in 1911 ,was born in Yusufpur-Muhammdabad of Ghazipur, in 1880 ,he became the president of Indian National Congress .. his contribution to freedom movement of India is most laudable .In order to get rid of the communal sentiments he also established "Muslim Nationalist party" in 1923 prior to becoming the president of INC.In memory of his contribution the Civil Hospital of Ghazipur is named after him. Cultural Personalities of District Ghazipur gave the great sons in the field of culture of international repute like Pt. Ravi Shankar of Sitar,Pt. Uday Shankar of Dance, Nazir Hussain ,Yunus Parvez,Leela Mishra and Anjan Srivastav of Films, and Bhrigu Nath Lal of Music. Pt. Uday Sankar- Pt. Uday Sankar was born in Village- Nasarpur under Birno Thana.He spent his childhood in this district and received the training in dances locally.. Then ,he acquired the fame at National and International level. His wife Amala Shankar is also a famous classical dancer. Pt. Ravi Shankar- Pt. Ravi Shankar is younger brother of Pt. Uday Shankar and is world famous Sitar player.At the moment he is settled in the USA and has opened various centers of excellence in instrumental music.He also  belong to this district. Satara Devi- She earned name and fame in the field of Classical Dancing .She  is also belong to Ghazipur city. Nazir Hussain- He was concerned with the Indian film and multimedia.He was born in Usian village near Dildarnagar, famous character hero at his  time. He was earlier associated with the Azad Hind Fauz set up by Subhas Chandra Bose. He established the "Kamsaar Film", under the banner of which many hit films in Bhojpuri were produced. He always gave priority to Bhojpuri culture of the district in his film.His nephew Mr. Tahir Hussain is at moment noted film Director and Producer. In addition to the above there are many luminaries who have distinguished themselves in various fields ranging from Arts to Culture.To give a few names ,prominants are Yunus Parvez of Mahendra( Dildarnagar), and Mr. Anjan Srivastava is also associated with various feature films and TV serials.He acted as Mister Wagle in Wagle ki dunia.Surendra Pal Singh of Saidpur tehsil has acted as Dronacharya in epic serial Mahabharat. Men of Letters Hindi Poet Usman- The poet Usman, one of the earliest known men of letters of this region, flourished in the 17th century and is said to have been a contemporary of Jehangir. He was a well-known saint and Sufi and was the son of Shaikh Husain. His poems appear in his famous book Chitravali, which is said to have been written in the style of famoush poet, Jayasi. Ishwar Das- Ishawar Das is a literery figure of district, wrote many books like "Satayawati Katha, Bharat Milap,Ekadashi Katha . According to Pt. Ram Chandra Shukla his peiod of writing was 1546 to 1574. Bula Sahab- Bula Shahab was belongs to Bavari Panth,of Bhurkura and was born in 1633.his works and Baani are having great importance in literature.His works was compiled at Brelvediaur perss, Allahabad as " Bula Sahab ka Shabdsaar" Shiv Narayan- The district is proud of having produced the great literary figure , Shiv Narain, who belong to 18th centuray. He wrote about twelve booksand among them Lal Grantha, Santavilasa, Santachari,Santapdesh are most famous. Kamleshwar- Kamleshwar Kayastha , who belong to the later half of 19th century , is also remembered as the one of the literary figure of the district. He is famous for his work Satya Narayana. He died in 1911. Ram Charit Upadhyay- a great scholor of Sanskrit and Hindi , is also a renowned   figure of the district of the district where he was born in 1872. He wrote many books among which is Ram Charit Chntamani. Gopal Ram Gahmari- Born in 1856 in Village Gahmar was a famous detective novel writer of the district. He also wrote other types of novel Chatura Chanchla, Madhvi, Kankara, Bhanumati etc. Rameshwar Dayal- who was born in 1857 is famous for his book Chitragupt Charitra. he belong to Village Saraiya and died in 1899. In Modern period there are some importent personalities of the distrcits are Dr. Rahi Masoom Raja, Shri Krishna Rai "Hridayesh",Dr. Bhola Nath Ghahmari, Dr. Viveki Rai and Dr. Jitendra Nath Pathak etc. Dr. Rahi Masoom Raja- was born in 1 sept. 1927 at Village - Gangauli.His earlier education was done in Ghazipur later he went to Aligarh Muslim University and got Ph.D. Bombay was his man centre, where he joined the films.He had been written in Shama ( Urdu ),Sarika and Ganga Magagine.He got is doctorate on "Tallasum Hosh-o-ruba". Naya Saal(1952),Maujegul-Tauje Gul (1954",Ajanabi Shahar -Ajnabi Raaste (1967} are the famous work of Dr. Raja.He is famous for Adha Gaon and Neem Ka Per. He wrote the dialouge of famous serial "Maha Bharata". He wrote the dialoguge of many films like Damaad, Ek Hi Bhool,Main tulsi tere Agan ki, Vidaai etc. He died in 15th March 1992. Shi Krishna Rai ,Hridayesh- He belong to Kathaut village.His works are Yuwak Se,Himanshu,Path Deep,Satyasatya, Ganga mughe pukare,Maha Prakash ect. Dr. Bhola Nath Tiwari- was belongs to Aaripur.His famous works are Dhadhakti Jwala,He Baapu, Bhasha Vigyan Kosh ect. Dr. Viveki Rai-He belogs to Sonawani is famous literary figure of hindi literature. He have publish more than 1500 articles in different magagine. he got prestigious Prem Chandra Award on his work Sona Maati. Dr. Jitendra Nath Pathak- belongs to Saidpur. More than 12 books on differnt aspects have been published. The other mans of letters are Chandradev "Nihshesh",Dr. Shiv Mangal Rai,Parmanand Sharma,Dr. Mandhata Rai,Banarasi Prasad Dwivedi,Ram Vriksh Rai, Amar Nah Srivastav. Urdu Ali Abbas Hussaini- his work "Pajmurda Kaliyan" published in 1917. Aleem Ahmad Kaleem published the Poetry collection "Aatishe Kaleem" beside those the Rajendra Prashad,Nadir Ali Bartar,Saiyad Ahmad Hashmi, Jaheer Ghazipuri are the fomous in urdu literature. The Personalities of Ghazipur in fields of Religion The Ghazipur was the main centre for its philosiphical glory. This place was get benefited by Maharshi Zamadagni ( Zamania), Maharishi Chawan ( Chanani), Deval Rishi ( Deval ), Markandey Rishi ( Near Aurihar ) , Bhagwan Shuka (Near Ghazipur ), Bhagwan Parsuram ( Harpur ), etc. This place was blessed by Lord Buddha by his sermon. the list of some saints is given below. 1. Saints of Bhurkuda- Bawari Sahiba, Bula Sahab, Bhikha Sahab and Palu Saheb & their deciples have been the source of Saint tradition. They have been of nirgun sect of satnami tradition. At Bhurkuda there are two Mathas- Bhurkura & Hathiyaram these have been the seat of Saint tradition. 2. Avadhoot Saints - Avadhoot saints have also picked up Ghazipur as a place of their preaching & Sadhana. Among these noted Saints have been those of the line of great Saints Baba Keenaram.At present there are many centres of this sect such as at Dildarnagar Girnar Ashram ( Avadhoot Singh Shavak Ram Ji), at Ghazipur in Posta Ghat Area there is also an important centre of this sect. 3. Saint Pawahari Baba - In the 19th century near Ghazipur city in a village named Kurtha this saint made his centre of Sadhana whose achievement and reputation attracted Sawami Viveka Nand who on the inspiration of his Guru Sawami Ram Krishan Param Hans came to him. 4. Sufi Matawalambi Saints- Many Muslim Fakirs laiden with Sufi Mat had been pride of this district among whom near Saidpur in a village Belahri there was Gudar Sain & at Nandganj near the village Dharwan Soharab Baba have been the saints who command reverence of people. Administrative structure Ghazipur was constituted a separate district in 1818. originally the district was very big,including not only modern Ballia but also Narwan of Varanasi ,Chausa of Buxar ( Bihar) and pargana of Sagari,Ghosi,Mau and Muhammdabad in district Azamgarh.The District has five subdivisions viz. Sadar, Saidpur, Zamania, Muhammadabad and Jakhania each also forming a tehsil of same name Tehsil Saidpur constitutes the western subdivision of the district.Tehsil and Subdivision Ghazipur constitutes the central part, tehsil Muhammdabad forms the north eastern subdivision and extends eastward from the border of Ghazipur to boundary of Ballia. Tehsil Zamania forms the south western subdivision, The Jahkhnia subdivision , newly constructed tehsil lies in north western part of district. and 16 blocks. Ghazipur district consist of 193 Nyay Panchayats and 1046 Gram Sabhas. Their are Total 2583 inhabited villages and 781 uninhabited villages in district. In Urban sector their are 3 Nagar Paika Parishad ( Ghazipur, Muhammdabad, Zamania ) and 5 Town Areas ( Saidpur, Jangipur,Dildarnagar, Sadaat and Bahadurganj ). At Administrative structure, Ghazipur is divided in 5 Tehsils and 16 Developments Blocks,details are as follows. Tehsil	Development Blocks 1. Ghazipur 	1. Ghazipur 2. Karanda 3. Virno 4. Mardah 2. Saidpur	1. Saidpur 2.Deokali 3. Manihari ( Partial ) 3. Mohammadabad	1. Muhammdabad 2. Bhwarkol 3.Kasimabad 4. Barachawar 4. Zamania	1. Zamania 2. Bhadaura 3. Reotipur 5. Jakhnia	1. Sadat 2. Jakhnia 3.Manihari ( Partial ) Their are total 23 Police Stations in District Ghazipur.Tehsil Ghazipur consist of 3 Police stations, Saidpur 4, Jakhnia 3, Zamania 2 and Muhammdabad 5 , in urban area their are 7 Police Stations. There are total 210 Govt. Offices are serving by consisting of 14638 officials. Total 6811 Teachers in 1830 primary schools, 2755 Teachers in 396   Junior High Schools, 2795 Teacher in higher secondary and 332 Teachers in degree colleges are giving their contributions in districts. Their are 55 Class 1 and 391 Class 2 officers are working in district. Places of Interest in Ghazipur District Aunrihar- Aunrihar is situated in lat. 25° 32' N and long. 83° 11' E on the main road leading from Varanasi to Kushinagar on NH 29, about 42 Km. west from Ghazipur city and about 3.2 km. from Saidpur. This place is archaeologically interesting. One of the oldest and most important sites in the district is the belt having collection of mounds stretching from Saidpur to Aunrihar. The whole surface of the ground of Aunrihar is strewn with fragments, large carved stones & fine pieces of sculpture which are being utilised as common building stone. Every few yards traces of masonry wall appears. Bahadurganj-Bahadurganj town situated on the bank of Saryu. It is at a distance of About 35 Km. from Ghazipur. The Place is said to have been founded in 1742 AD by Sheikh Abdullah the Governor of Ghazipur, who also built a large fort here. A small fair is held here on the occasion of  Ram Navami. Bhitari (Saidpur)- Bhitari is situated about 32 Km. form Ghazipur near Saidpur town. The name Bhitari is popularly derived from Bhimutri. The Bhitari is archaeologically very important. It is a place of Great antiquity & contains many remains of great archaeological value. It is probable that Bhitari was at one time in hands of Buddhist but it is probably attained its chief importance during Gupta Era.. The most noticeable relic of that Epoch is the famous monolith of red sandstone standing in the fort enclosure on the block of ruff stone. It has a bell shaped capital about a meter high like those of some Akhoka pillars.On it there is an inscription referring to the reign of Skanda Gupta and his succession to Kumar Gupta. The latter name occurs on several large brick that was excavated at the foot of the pillar in 1885 an oval silver plate bearing incription of Kumar Gupta, was found in the adjacent ruins. apart from the pillar the most valuable yields have been a seal and coins giving the Genealogy of nine generations of Gupta kings.The Bhitari was probable one of the royal residences and the influence of Gupta Kings on th the area. Virpur (Muhammadabad)- Virpur is situated on the bank of Ganga at a distance of about 35 Km. from Ghazipur. It was the capital of Tikam Deo, a great Cheru Raja. Old coins and pieces of sculpture have been found in the fort that was built by Cheru Raja. Dildarnagar - Dildarnaar lies on the road from Varanasi and Zamania to Buxar and 20 Km. from Ghazipur. Between the town and the station there is mound called Akhandha, said to have been the seat of Raja Nal and the large tank to the west is called Rani Sagar after his famous queen Damayanti. In the center of the mound are the ruins of two temples. Gauspur - Gauspur, a large village, is situated 14 Km. from Ghazipur. The former Jamidars of the place were Bhumihar who claimed descent from those who cured Raja Mandhata of his leprosy and who in consequence received a grant of land. The tank in which tha Raja bathed is still pointed out on the eastern border of the village and it has ever since been the resort of the persons similarly afflicted. The Raja's fort was as Kathot and adjacent village on the east.Both in Ghauspur and in Kathot are to be found traces of an Hindu civilization, large masses of stone and old bricks have been discovered and in the temple are to be seen several striking pieces of Hindu sculpture. Oldham assigned to these a Buddhist origin and identified the place with the "monastery of unpierced ears" mentioned by Chinese pilgrims Hiuen Tsang and Fa Hien. Ghazipur- Ghazipur, a town, is situated in Lt. 25 35' N and Long. 83 35" E on Varanasi Gorakhpur National Highway 29. The history of Ghazipur since the days of its traditional foundation by sayid Masood in 1330. According to legend the ancient name of city was Gadhipur.The mound found in the city may be old dispensary stood is said to be the site of ancient mud fort, that is know as Fort of Raja Gadhi. In the south of city , The Cornwallis monument is present, where the Governor general of India is burried. It is heavy structure with a domed roof supported on twelve Doric columns. the floor is some four mt. higher than the ground and is of gray marble. In the center there is a cenotaph of white marble , bearing on the south side a medallion bust of Cornawallis. In the mid of city there is a tank close to road known as Pahar Khan's tank. The Chihul Satun or hall of 40 pillars, this being the place where Abdullah Khan is buried in the garden known as the Nawab-ki-Chahar-diwari. The Gateway of the palace is handsome but the residence itself is dilapidated. Opposite the chihal Satun a road leaves the main street on left and runs in a north-easterly direction, past the Jami Masjid.There is a Math of Pauhari Baba, great saint of there time is situated 10 Km. from city.As the Ghazipur is situated on the Banks of River Ganges ,hence there are some beautiful ghats , like Mahadeva Ghat, Dadri Ghat,Collector Ghat, Massol Ghat, Chitnath Ghat and Posta Ghat. ChitNath is the oldest one among them. Saidpur- The saipur town is situated on NH 29 just 30 km from Ghazipur. In the town there are two muslim dargah, one being a small domed building resting on the square pillar. The other are a larger and more remarkable structure with a massive roof of a stone. These town buildings might represents Chaiyas attached to Buddhist monastery.one of being the tomb of Sheikh Samman, who died in 1595 and other are makhdoom Shah. Zamania- It is an old ,high bank of Ganga about 16 Km.south from Ghazipur. The Town was founded in 1560 by Ali Quli Khan, The governor of Jaunpur and named after his title, Khan Zaman. According to Hindu tradition, it derived the name of Jamadagnia from the Rishi Jamadagni.The Lathiya3 Km, from southeast of the town , there s lathiya pillar,that is circular monolith of polished sandstone 50 cm. diameter and about 6mt. in height. There is bell-shaped capital and above this is a group of eight lions facing outwards.

EDUCATION The 59.55 % people are educateted, in which 74.87% male and 42.36% female. The education level is also standard. In higher education Ghazipur has many Post Graduadte College, Govt. Homeopathic College, Govt. Polytechnique College, Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Technical Education Research Institute, Unani Medical College and many other educational institutes are situated in this district. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Post Graduate College, Ghazipur POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE GHAZIPUR ( Accredited with B++ by NAAC U.G.C.) Post Graduate College, Ghazipur affiliated with Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, and is accredited with B++ grade by NAAC. It would be worthily to mention that U.P. government has formulated a policy to develop twenty model colleges from N.G.O sector and ten from GOVT. colleges, for which initially top fifteen colleges From N.G.O the sector have been short-listed. It is our pride that P.G. College is one among them .We are striving to create a place among top ten. For last two years "College Placement Cell" has been successful to invite the corporate sector for campus placement. In the session 2007-2008, 17 students have been employed by the sugar industry. Main Features The main features of the college are •	The college was founded as an affiliated college of the University of Gorakhpur in July, 1957 as the first Degree College of the Ghazipur district. Now it is affiliated to V.B.S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur. •	The college is established under section 2(f) of U.G.C. Act. •	At present, the college has four faculties viz. Arts, Science, Agriculture and Education. •	The college has well qualified faculty of 117 teaching staff with 94 administrative and 3 technical staff. •	Seventy two faculty members are Ph.D. degree holders. Thirteen books and more than 250 research papers have been published in journals of repute by faculty. •	The college was assessed by The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the year 2006 and is accredited with B++ Grade. Location of College The college is situated 78 kms North- East of Varanasi / Sarnath, near national highway-29 in Ghazipur City, of Uttar Pradesh (INDIA). The college campus is at 3 Km. distance from Ghazipur city railway station of N.E. Railway. GHAZIPUR DISTRICT AT A GLANCE ITEM	DESCRIPTION AREA	3377 Sq. km. Average Rain Fall	1034 ml. Temperature Max. 42.1° C. Temperature Min. 4° CC. Population	30,49,337(2001) Tehsils	5 Blocks	16 Nyay Panchyat	193 Villages	1050 Muncipal Corporation	3 Nagar Panchayat	5 Police Stations	23 Length of Canals	1490 Km Hospitals	27 Cinemas	15 Post Offices	375 Banks	171 Nearby Airport	70 Km. ( Babatpur,Varanasi ) Degree Colleges	32 Rivers	06 ( Gangaes,Gomti, Karmnasa,Tons,Magai,Beson) Towns of Tourist interest	Ghazipur,Saidpur,Aurihar,Zamania, Muhammdabad,Dildarnagar Main Railway Stations	Ghazipur, Aurihar, Saidpur,Dildarnagar, Muhammdabad Geographic location of Ghazipur District As the Ghazipur is attached with Bihar state hence the culture of both state is seen in music & dances. The Birha,a Chaiti, Sohar is very famous. Ghazipur gives many Singer of International repute in Birhaa. The Dhobia and Poorbi Nautanki of this area is very famous folk Dances of this district. when accompanied by enchanting music generated by Harmonium,Tabla,Dhol, Majeera, Nagara,Jhanjh and Kartal at a magic spell on spectator.Ghazipur is also the mother land of Pt. Ravi Shankar of Sitar and Pt. Udayshankar ,Dancer of international repute. Among the communal dances the Phari or Pharia is organiged with the beating of Nagara at the time of marriages still popular.during the rainy season ,the battle song of Alha are sung by professional singers of Nut community.Dhobia dance is common among the Washerman community and this district produces some dancer of national repute. Among the rural folk telling of stories and legends and singing are common.Performances like Nataks and Nautanki,Bhajan mandalies,recitation from Ramayana and the Bhagwat Kathas(religious stories) and Mushairas and Kavi sammelans etc. organiged by various units are also arranged. Coordinates 25.58°N 83.57°E / 25.58°N 83.57°ECoordinates: 25.58°N 83.57°E / 25.58°N 83.57°E Country India State Uttar Pradesh District(s) Ghazipur Mayor or Chairman Mr. Rohini Kumar Population 105,243 (2001)

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• 5,660 /km2 (14,659 /sq mi) Sex ratio 943 ♂/♀ Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area 39.2 square kilometres (15.1 sq mi) Codes[hide] • Pincode • 233000 • Telephone • +91-548 • Vehicle • UP 61 Demographics As of 2001 India census,[1] Mohammadabad had a population of 30,234. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mohammadabad has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 40%. In Mohammadabad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. [edit] Overview Mohammadabad is situated on the Ghazipur–Patna National Highway 19. It is also located beside the Ghazipur–Ballia state highway. Many of the politicians representing Ghazipur area belong to this town. [edit] Personalities •	Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari •	Hamid Ansari Vice President of India •	Harshit Chandra Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Tanzania

Ghazipur district forms the eastern part of the Varanasi Division. It lies to the east and north of the Jaunpur and Varansai district respectively between the parallels of 25° 19' and 25° 54' north latitude and 83° 4' and 83° 58' east longitude. This location is 67.50 Mt. above the sea level. The length of district from East to West is 90 Km. and Width from North to South is 64 Km. The River Ganges from one side and Karmnasa from other side divided it from Bihar State. It is bounded on Ballia and Bihar State in east, Jaunpur, Varansi and Azamgarh in west, Mau and Ballia in north and the Chandauli in south .The boundaries are generally conventional though at places they are marked by natural feature. The Ghazipur garlanded by Ganga, Karmnasa and Gomti ,that makes this locality stronger in economic and geographic condition. The total geographic area of this district is 3384 Sq. Km. Ghazipur is embellished with picturesque geographical environs.This Place is a part of Mid gangetic plain. Total area is aprox. 3,33,209 Hectare in which 2,52,824 Hectare is for Agriculture purpose. Appox 38 % of soil is cattlefield. This district does not contains any forest area. Folk Music & Folk Dances