Gangoh

Gangoh is a town and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It lies about 40 km south-west of Saharanpur city. Other nearby towns are Karnal, Haryana, which is about 35 km south-west of Gangoh; Yamunanagar, Haryana, about 50 km to the north-west; and Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, about 50 km to the south. The town lies about 150 km north-east of the national capital, Delhi.

Name

According to Paul Whalley, the name Gaṅgoh is derived from Gaṅgu, a common vernacular variation of the name Gaṅgā (this variant is also found in other place names like Gaṅgupur or Gaṅgwā). The ending in -h, according to him, represents the genitive suffix from Old Hindi, which came from the -s ending in Prakrit. ==History==

History

Sharif of the great Sufi saints Mamu Allah Bakhsh and Mata Lado Rani According to the 1911 British publication The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Gangoh is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Saharanpur sarkar, producing a revenue of 2,029,032 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 2000 infantry and 300 cavalry. A community of Turkomans is mentioned as living in the town at the time. ==Demographics==

Demographics

India census, Gangoh had a population of 59,279. Males constitute 52.83% of the population and females 47.16%. Gangoh has an average literacy rate of 63.51%, lower than the national average of 74.04%. == Notable people ==

Notable people

• Abdul Quddus Gangohi • Rashid Ahmad Gangohi • Mahmud Hasan Gangohi • Pradeep Kumar, Indian politician and Member of Parliament • Kirat Singh (politician), member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh • Muhammad Hanif Gangohi == See also ==

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