Zamania
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Zamania is a city and a municipal board in Ghazipur
district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Zamania, as quoted by the historians is a name originated from Jamadagni
Rishi (father of Parashurama
).It is located on the banks of river Ganges. It is divided into two main towns Zamania tehsil and Zamania Railway station. Zamania is a railway station on the main railway route between New Delhi and Patna. It is one of the most important town of ghazipur, being parted from ghazipur city by river ganga it is not well connected to city or district headquarter it is only connected by a bridge called Abdul Hamid setu with Ghazipur. A new bridge is under construction near Zamania.
It is one of the most important town of Ghazipur, being parted from Ghazipur.
, zamania had a population of 25,831. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. zamania has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 48%. In zamania, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Ghazipur
Ghazipur , or Ghazipur City, previously spelt Ghazeepore, is a city/town and a municipal corporation and headquarter of Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghazipur Division and Sub-division...
district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Zamania, as quoted by the historians is a name originated from Jamadagni
Jamadagni
Jamadagni is one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e. the present Manvantara. He was a descendant of the sage Bhrigu, one of the Prajapatis created by Brahma, the God of Creation...
Rishi (father of Parashurama
Parashurama
Parashurama , is the sixth avatar of Vishnu and belongs to the treta yuga, and is the son of a Brahmin father Jamadagni and mother Renuka. He is considered one of the seven immortal human. He received an axe after undertaking a terrible penance to please Shiva, from whom he learned the methods of...
).It is located on the banks of river Ganges. It is divided into two main towns Zamania tehsil and Zamania Railway station. Zamania is a railway station on the main railway route between New Delhi and Patna. It is one of the most important town of ghazipur, being parted from ghazipur city by river ganga it is not well connected to city or district headquarter it is only connected by a bridge called Abdul Hamid setu with Ghazipur. A new bridge is under construction near Zamania.
It is one of the most important town of Ghazipur, being parted from Ghazipur.
Demographics
India censusCensus
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...
, zamania had a population of 25,831. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. zamania has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 48%. In zamania, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.