Mughal Sarai
| Mughalsarai | |
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| City | |
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 Mughalsarai
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| Coordinates: 25°18′N 83°07′E / 25.3°N 83.12°ECoordinates: 25°18′N 83°07′E / 25.3°N 83.12°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Chandauli |
| Government | |
| • Body | municipal Council |
| • chairman | Santosh Kharwar |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 154,692 |
| hindi, English&bhojpuri | |
| • Hindi | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 232101 |
| 05412 | 5412 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-67 |
Mughalsarai is a town and a municipal board in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Located around 16 kilometres (10 mi) from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction in Uttar Pradesh. It is the site of the Mughalsarai Junction railway station.
Mughalsarai, located along the Grand Trunk Road, also called Sadak-e-Azam by Sher Shah Suri, was one of the corridors connecting North India with the east during the Mughal period. In past centuries, it has been variously known as Mughalchak, Mangalpur and Oven Nagar. The township was named Mughalsarai when Indian railways established a junction here in 1883.
Mughalsarai is bisected by NH 19/ GT Road in three parts. The northern part mainly consists of railway colonies like (Vasant Vihar), New Central Colony, Diesel Colony, Haper Colony, Mahmoodpur, Shubhash Nagar, Loco Colony and Roza Colony, Plant-Depot Colony and Saresar, Alampur. It starts after the Parao Road in Varanasi and continue till Alinagar Road which comes after Railway Colony on the south.It has also few Mohallas near to the railway station like Qassab mohal, and Gram panchayat like Amoghpur, Taranpur, Pashurampur, Dharamshala, Mainatali and Galla mandi etc. howeverin other part of the town are situated several colonies namely kailashpuri, ravinagar, patel nagarand shubhash nagar. Kailashpuri colony is the poshest area in town. Mughalsarai is among one of the richest nagarpalika's in uttar pradesh and is called mini mahanagar Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second Prime Minister was born in Mughalsarai. Sadhana singh is MLA (BJP) &SANTOSH KHARWAR is present chairman (BJP) of nagarpalika parishad Mughalsarai.
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