Campierganj

Campierganj (कैम्पियरगंज)
Chaumukha (चौमुखा)
Town
Campierganj (कैम्पियरगंज)

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 27°1′44.32″N 83°16′0.63″E / 27.0289778°N 83.2668417°E / 27.0289778; 83.2668417Coordinates: 27°1′44.32″N 83°16′0.63″E / 27.0289778°N 83.2668417°E / 27.0289778; 83.2668417
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Population
  Total 329,104
Languages
  Official Hindi,Bhojpuri
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 273158
Vehicle registration UP53
Nearest city Gorakhpur
Sex ratio 1000/921 /
Lok Sabha constituency Gorakhpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Campierganj
Avg. annual temperature 25 °C (77 °F)
Avg. summer temperature 40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 15 °C (59 °F)

Campierganj (कैम्पियरगंज) (on the name of British "station master" of this railway station) also called as Chaumukha, is a small Town in the province of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, approximately 34 kilometres north of Gorakhpur city near the border with Nepal on National Highway-29 (NH-29) in Gorakhpur District. This is situated on the Buddhist Circuit which is built from Kushinagar, Sarnath to Lumbini (Nepal).

There are 2 intermediate co-education school, 1 Girls intermediate school and 1 government degree college in the town. Railway broad gauge trains of Indian railways are running between Gorakhpur and Nautanwa passes through Campierganj.Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Union Cabinet Minister of Communication of India Sri Vir Bahadur Singh started his political career from Campierganj.

Other nearest towns to Campierganj are Pharenda, Pipeeganj, Paniara and Mehdaval bazar in range of 20 km.

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