Kumarganj, Faizabad

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Town
Nickname(s): KRJ
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Founded by	1975
Named for	Narendra nagar
Government
• Type	census town
Area
• Total	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	19,985
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Awadhi, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	224229
Vehicle registration	UP 42
Sex ratio	1000/992 ♂/♀

Kumarganj is a Town in Faizabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is Subpost Office of Faizabad. Kumarganj is situated on Faizabad to Raibareli national haighway.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Kumarganj had a population of 19,990. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kumarganj has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 52%. In Kumarganj, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Kumarganj
Religion			Percent
Hindus			80%
Muslims			20%
Jains			%
Others†			0%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0%), Buddhists (<0%).

Transport

Road

Kumarganj is the best connectivity to Raibareli Faizabad Lucknow Kanpur Varanasi and Allahabad city.

Railways

The nearest railway station is Nihalgarh Railway Station(25 km from kumarganj) and Faizabad junction.(41km from Kumarganj).

Air

The nearest airport is Faizabad airport 40 km north ,Lucknow Airport 128 km, Varanasi Airport 200 km.

Education

There are many colleges and schools in Kumarganj town:

• ND DAV public school.
• Rastriya vidya peeth pithla.
• Gayatri vidya mandir Shivnathpur
• Blooming Buds school Akma
• Collage of Agriculture and science
• College of Veterinary and animals husbandry
• College of fishery science
• College of Agribusiness and Management
• Ram Newaj singh post graduate college
• College of Homescience