Aunrihar

The word Aunrihar is taken from two Hindi words (Auri+har), meaning defeating hoonds.

Hoonds were Mongols who invaded India on their way to Europe.after Alexander the Great.

Its name is symbolic as a form of victory of the great Indian warrior Skandgupt over Hoonds. King Skand Gupt was the son of legendary king Kumar Gupt who drove the invaders out of Hindustan.

The Skandgupt kingdom period spanned 452-467 BC. The evidence can still be seen in Aunrihar, in the form of ancient stone writing, and a pillar of victory at Bhitri, Gazipur.

Aunrihar Junction (under Varanasi division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways) is a railway station on Allahabad-Mau-Gorakhpur Main Line and Aunrihar–Jaunpur line, linking Aunrihar with other major cities. Departures from ARJ/Aunrihar Junction

Aunrihar station connects Mau Junction, Bhatni Junction and Gorakhpur Junction to the northeast, Ghazipur City, Phephna Junction, Ballia to the east, Sarnath and Varanasi Junction to the southwest, and Jaunpur junction to the northwest.^[1]