Gola Gokaran Nath
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Gola Gokaran Nath
Uttar Pradesh, India |
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  Gola Gokaran Nath
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| District(s) | Lakhimpur Kheri District |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area · Elevation |
6 km² (2 mi²) · 500 m (1,640 ft) |
| Population (2001) | 53,8328,972/km² |
| Codes · Postal · Telephone · Vehicle |
· 262802 · +05876 · UP 31 |
Gola Gokaran Nath (Devanāgarī: गोला गोकरन नाथ) is a small town (with a dense population) in Lakhimpur Kheri District of Uttar Pradesh. Gola Gokran Nath is famous for its Shiva's Temple and BHL sugar Mill. Gola Gokaran Nath is also called "CHOTTI KASHI”.
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[edit] History
During the famous war of Ramayana in Treta Yug Ravana pleased Lord Shiva through his penace. Pleased by him, Lord Shiva directed him to install a Shiva-ling in Lanka so that he could win the war. But Lord Shiva put a condition that Shiv-Ling should not be put on land. On the way back Ravana left the Shiva-ling with a shepherd to attend nature's call. Shiva increased his weight so that shepherd was not able to bear Shiv-ling's weight and put it on the land. The Shiva-ling got installed there. On coming back, Ravana got very angry because he understood that Shiva did not want the Shiva-ling to be installed in Lanka and let him win the war. And so he pressed the ling with his thumb. The ling took the shape of human ear. It is on this basis that the place was called Gola Gokaran Nath.
[edit] Location
Gola Gokran Nath is situated at 28.04° N 80.28° E. Gola Gokran Nath is a small town situated at the banks of Sarayan river. It is surrounded by dense tropical forest. It is second biggest town of Lakhimpur Kheri district. (Location in WikiMapia [1] )
[edit] Industry
Gola is home to one of the biggest Sugar Mills in India. It has sugar capacity of 13,000 tcd and distillery capacity of 85 klpd. Bajaj Hindustan Sugar Mill is situated in the northern part of the town. Gola is also famous for cottage industries of incense sticks.
[edit] Language
Main languages spoken here are Hindi and Awadhi (a dialect of Hindi). Migrant population speaks Punjabi also.
[edit] Important statistics
As of 2001 India census, Gola Gokarannath had a population of 53,832. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gola Gokarannath has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Gola Gokarannath, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Area is around 6 Sq Kms.
[edit] Climate
The climate is very hot (32-42 C)in the summer time(June-August). Because it lies in tarai region of Himalayas, it is not as hot as other towns in North India. Winters are very cold (4-17 C).
[edit] Historical places
Gola Gokran Nath is famous for its historical Shiva's Temple.
[edit] Education
There are many schools in Gola Gokran Nath. Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, St. John's College are the most famous ones. Other schools are Sarasvati Vidya Niketan, Krishak Samaj Inter College, Public Inter College and Guru Nanak Girls Inter College.
