Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ashrafpur Kichhauchha is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ambedkar Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is well known worldwide as here the shrine of the Chisti Sufi saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani[1][2] is located, which attracts millions of devotees irrespective of religion, caste, creed and sex all the year round. The nearest railway station is the Akbarpur station which is about 23 kilometers. Akbarpur station is connected by rail to big cities such as Kolkata, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi and Mumbai.[citation needed]
Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
Kichhauchha | |
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Town | |
  Ashrafpur Kichhauchha Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°25′33″N 82°45′25″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ambedkar Nagar |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 13,420 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-45 |
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Ashrafpur Kichhauchha had a population of 13,420. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ashrafpur Kichhauchha has an average literacy rate of -98%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.
