Chirgaon
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Chirgaon is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district
Jhansi District
Jhansi District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Jhansi is the district headquarters.The district is bordered on the north by Jalaun District, to the east by Hamirpur and Mahoba districts, to the south by Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh state, to...

  in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

Chirgaon is a small yet progressive town, 30 km away from Jhansi, on Jhansi-Kanpur National Highway 25. Chirgaon has one Krishi Utpadan Mandi. Chirgaon is an ancient town of UP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. Close look at Chirgaon clearly defines the structure of old Indian cities. There are three Darwaja (gates) in Chirgaon and a quila (fort) in the middle of the town. It clearly tells how old India cities had proper arrangements for security. There are many ancient ponds for water and community grounds. Hence, Chirgaon is a place where people are progressive still they are saving their cultural heritage. People from three religions Hindu, Muslim and Jain happily live here with a great sense of communal harmony. One small temple and mosque exist in same compound which at a stone's distance from the fort of Chirgaon.

A SHIVA-SAI Temple is situated at the Collector Ganj, The center of Chirgaon. It is a very Famous temple of Chirgaon.

National Poet Maithili Sharan Gupt
Maithili Sharan Gupt
Maithilisharan Gupt was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered among the pioneers of Khari Boli poetry and wrote in Khari Boli at a time when most Hindi poets favoured the use of Brajbhasha.- Early life :Born Chirgaon, Jhansi in a Gahoi family...

 was from Chirgaon. His Samaadhi is a great place to visit. Being there gives a sense of satisfaction to a person who has inclination towards literature. National poet's younger brother Shri Siyaram Sharan Gupt was also a great poet. Both brothers were great poets and were the excellent example of gaining excellence without being dependent on other. Munshi Ajmeri (Who was born in a poor Muslim family and could not get proper school education) was the third poet and very close ally of National poet, who treated Ajmeri ji as an elder brother. Such gestures in old Indian society show the level of coherence that people belonging to different religious faiths shared. These three authors have led the town of Chirgaon by example. Chirgaon, which came into lime light due to National Poet, was actively involved in Freedom Movement led by Mr. Gandhi, who visited Chirgaon on more than one occasion. From 1935-45, hundreds of Chirgaon youth joined the movement and some of them are still alive to guide youngsters. Poems of these three poets inspired the whole nation for freedom movement. Hindi authors generally describe this Triveni of poets from Chirgaon by comparing them with Triveni of Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati in Prayag (Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

). Many youngster are also following their path and trying to continue the tradition of writing poems.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Chirgaon had a population of 14,105. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chirgaon has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 59%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Road

Chirgaon is well connected by Indian National Highway 25 with Jhansi and Kanpur.It is also connected with Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 by state highway no. 45.

Railways

Chirgaon is served by a station on the Electronic Indian Railways network
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

. Chirgaon Railway Station  (Station Code : CGN) is operated by ZONE- North Central Railway
North Central Railway
The North Central Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India.The largest railway station in NCR is Kanpur Central followed by Mughal Sarai...

  & DIVISION- Jhansi Jn. .

Name of Trains that pass through Chirgaon :

To Jhansi Jn.-

1. Lucknow-Jhansi Passenger (Between Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

/LKO and Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

 /JHS)

2. Sabarmati Express
Sabarmati Express
The Sabarmati Express is a train which connects the city of Ahmedabad, India to cities in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The train may take up to two days to complete the journey...

 (Between Darbhanga
Darbhanga
Darbhangā is a twin city and a municipal corporation and the capital city of the Darbhanga district and Darbhanga Division in the state of Bihar, India. It is one of the most important districts of North Bihar situated in the very heart of Mithilanchal. According to the latest 2011 census, the...

 /DBG and Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

 /ADI)

3. Kushinagar Express
Kushinagar Express
The Kushinagar Express is an Indian Railways train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Gorakhpur. It is numbered as 11015/11016. The train is named after the town of Kushinagar, an important Buddhist pilgrim centre near Gorakhpur. This is a highly demanded train with 15 Sleeper coaches,...

 (Between Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...

 /GKP and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus , formerly known as Kurla Terminus , is a railhead in a suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway...

/LTT (Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

) )

4. Lucknow-Jhansi InterCity Express (Between Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

/LKO and Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

 /JHS )

5. Kanpur-Jhansi Passenger (Between and Kanpur Central
Kanpur Central
Kanpur Central is the major intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Kanpur. It falls is one of the most busiest stations in India. The Kanpur Central Railway Station is on the main Howrah - Delhi route broad gauge in Uttar Pradesh...

/CNB and Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

 /JHS)

6. Gwalior Mail (Between Barauni
Barauni
Barauni is a town in the state of Bihar, India.Barauni was once an Industrial town in Begusarai district, Bihar. After the partition of the Jharkhand from Bihar, it had and still has the potential to become the industrial capital of Bihar....

 /BJU and Gwalior /GWL)

7. Sabarmati Express (Between Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

/SBS and Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

 /ADI)

To Kanpur Central
Kanpur Central
Kanpur Central is the major intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Kanpur. It falls is one of the most busiest stations in India. The Kanpur Central Railway Station is on the main Howrah - Delhi route broad gauge in Uttar Pradesh...

 -


1. Jhansi-Lucknow Passenger (Between Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

 /JHS and Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

/LKO)

2. Sabarmati Express
Sabarmati Express
The Sabarmati Express is a train which connects the city of Ahmedabad, India to cities in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The train may take up to two days to complete the journey...

 (Between Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

 /ADI and Darbhanga
Darbhanga
Darbhangā is a twin city and a municipal corporation and the capital city of the Darbhanga district and Darbhanga Division in the state of Bihar, India. It is one of the most important districts of North Bihar situated in the very heart of Mithilanchal. According to the latest 2011 census, the...

 /DBG)

3. Kushinagar Express
Kushinagar Express
The Kushinagar Express is an Indian Railways train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Gorakhpur. It is numbered as 11015/11016. The train is named after the town of Kushinagar, an important Buddhist pilgrim centre near Gorakhpur. This is a highly demanded train with 15 Sleeper coaches,...

 (Between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus , formerly known as Kurla Terminus , is a railhead in a suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway...

/LTT (Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

) and Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...

 /GKP)

4. Jhansi-Lucknow InterCity Express (Between Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

 /JHS and Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

/LKO)

5. Jhansi-Kanpur Passenger (Between Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

 /JHS and Kanpur Central
Kanpur Central
Kanpur Central is the major intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Kanpur. It falls is one of the most busiest stations in India. The Kanpur Central Railway Station is on the main Howrah - Delhi route broad gauge in Uttar Pradesh...

/CNB)

6. Gwalior Mail (Between Gwalior /GWL and Barauni
Barauni
Barauni is a town in the state of Bihar, India.Barauni was once an Industrial town in Begusarai district, Bihar. After the partition of the Jharkhand from Bihar, it had and still has the potential to become the industrial capital of Bihar....

 /BJU)

7. Sabarmati Express
Sabarmati Express
The Sabarmati Express is a train which connects the city of Ahmedabad, India to cities in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The train may take up to two days to complete the journey...

 (Between Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

 /ADI and BSB/Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

 )

For More detail, Please go to http://www.indianrail.gov.in/

Air

The nearest airport from Chirgaon is Gwalior Airport
Gwalior Airport
Gwalior Airport is an airport in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. is one of the four prominent Airports of Madhya Pradesh.It has an Indian Air Force Base which stations Mirage bombers.-Airlines and destinations:...

 in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

) . Gwalior Airport
Gwalior Airport
Gwalior Airport is an airport in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. is one of the four prominent Airports of Madhya Pradesh.It has an Indian Air Force Base which stations Mirage bombers.-Airlines and destinations:...

 (IATA Code:GWL, ICAO Code: VIGR), also known as Rajmata Vijyaraje Scindia Vimantal, is about 130  km from chirgaon. Gwalior is connected to Delhi,Mumbai and Jabalpur regularly by Air India
Air India
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...

. Gwalior also has a big airforce station.
More Flights for major destinations like Bangalore, Chennai,Kolkata and Jaipur are expected to start soon.

Schools

Chirgaon recently got one Degree college named "R.M.S.G.Mahavidyalaya" which offeres several degree courses. It is affiliated from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
Bundelkhand University
Bundelkhand University is a government run university in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1975, it has professional, technical and vocational study programmes.-Academic departments:*Faculty of Engineering & Technology...

. Chirgaon has an Agricultural college. It has three Inter college and 4 high schools and several primary schools are in the public service. Main schools in the town are-

Sardar Patel Inter college.

Saraswati Vidhya Mandir Inter College.

Rajmata Ladaidulaiya Inter college.

Saraswati Shishu Mandir.

Bal Mandir High School.

Rastrakavi Mathili Saran Gupta High School.

C.L.S. Inter College.

Shanti Devi Vidhya Mandir is the most reputed primary school in the town.

Despite being in the hinterland and being neglected by the national and state governments, Chirgaon has given a lot of good engineers, doctors & administrators who have served the nation and the world in their respective capacities.

Banks

Chirgaon has a branch of State Bank Of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...

 ( Branch code=7831), Branch of Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India , a government-owned bank, is one of the oldest and largest commercial banks in India. It is based in Mumbai...

 and branch of Bank of India
Bank of India
Bank of India is a state-owned commercial bank with headquarters in Mumbai. Government-owned since nationalization in 1969, It is India's 4th largest bank, after State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda. It has 3415 branches, including 29 branches outside India...

. There is no automated teller machine
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...

 (ATM) in the city. The nearest ATM from Chirgaon is situated at Parichha
Parichha
Parichha is a census town in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Parichha houses a 640 MW coal based power station . It is located on Jhansi-Kanpur highway.-Geography:...

, 8 km away from Chirgaon.

Health care

Chirgaon is served by a Primary Health care center of state government, where a team of general physician and specialist available for taking care of local and nearby patients. Private practices of Doctors are also there in the service. Several licensed Medicine stores are there, where you get all kind of medicines including Ayurveda
Ayurveda
Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, words , meaning "longevity", and , meaning "knowledge" or "science". The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India,...

 medicines.
Toppest doctors of Chirgaon is- Dr. O.P. Chaturvedi, Dr. Vivek Rajpoot, Dr. Subodh Pandey, Dr. Virendra Mohan Rai.

Places of interest

Chirgaon has many Places of interest. Some Places of interest in Chirgaon are :
  • SHIVA-SAI Temple
  • Shree Hanuman Vatika
  • Parichha Dam
  • Gayatri Temple
  • Dimoand Temple

Business/Industry

Chirgaon and nearby areas are mainly dependent on agriculture business. There is no Industry in and around Chirgaon and hence growth of area is also dead. Most of the people involved in the agriculture industry are illiterate. And they handle their crops unscientifically and do net get much return on their investment and labors and hence most of them are in hand to mouth situation always.In Chirgaon are not a big industrial area in the middle of Chirgaon a very big Bidi Karkhana...it's very progressive.

Chirgaon and surrounding area are highly neglected by Central
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 and State government
Government of Uttar Pradesh
The Government of Uttar Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh who is appointed for a period of five years, appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...

for any development initiative in the field of business or industrial growth of area.
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