About Gangoh

Gangoh (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is a town and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Gangoh is located at 2946N 7715E / 29.77N 77.25E / 29.77; 77.25. It has an average elevation of 292metres (926feet). As of 2001 India census, Gangoh had a population of 53,947. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Gangoh has an average literacy rate of 60%, slightly higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 42%. In Gangoh, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The people are predominantly Muslims, Gurjars and Jats. There are 52 Villages of Batar clan of Gurjars near Gangoh. According to the 1911 British publication "The Imperial Gazetteer of India": The town [Gangoh] consists of an old and new quarter, the former founded by a legendary hero. Raja Gang, from whom its name is derived, and the latter by the famous saint Shaikh Abdul Kuddus, who gives his title to the western...