About Gola gokarannath

Gola Gokarannath or Gola Gokaran Nath (Devangar: ) is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur Kheri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gola Gokran Nath is famous for its Shiva Temple and BHL sugar Mill. Gola Gokaran Nath is also called 'Chotti Kashi' ('Little Kashi'). 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. During the famous war of Ramayana in Treta Yug Ravana pleased Lord Shiva with his penance so that he could win the war against Lord Rama. Lord Shiva took the shape of a Shiv-ling and directed him to install that Shiva-ling in Lanka. But Lord Shiva put the condition that Shiv-Ling should not be put on the Earth on its way to Lanka. But on the way back,...