Mughalsarai is a city and a municipal board in Chandauli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located around 10km from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction of the Indian Railways. Once, it enjoyed the position of the largest railway marshalling yard of Asia. The Grand Chord section, which starts from Asansol, West Bengal, terminates at Mughalsarai. Lal Bahadur Shastri, former Prime Minister of India during 1964-1965, was born in Mughalsarai. In 2001 India census, Mughalsarai had a population of 88,386. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Mughalsarai has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 55%. In Mughalsarai, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Mughalsarai Railway Settlement was considered as a separate entity in 2001 Census. In 2001 India census, whole Mughalsarai tahshil had a population of 116,246. Males constitute 53% of the population and females...
