Khanpur, Ghazipur

Khanpur is a village in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] It situated 30 km north-east from Varanasi, 45 km west from Ghazipur, 56 km east from Jaunpur, and 80 km south from Azamgarh.

Khanpur (village)
Village
Khanpur (village) Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25.341°N 83.0740°E / 25.341; 83.0740
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghazipur
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Area
• Total	9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	80.2 m (263.1 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,000
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Languages	Hindi, English, Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	233223
Telephone code	915495
Vehicle registration	UP-61
Nearest city	Varanasi
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghazipur (2009)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Saidpur
Nearest Railway Station	Aunrihar
Climate	warm (Köppen)
Website	http://ghazipur.nic.in/

There are six villages in the local self-government (gram panchayat) area of Khanpur, being Khanpur Bairahia, Khanpur Nonara, Khanpur Basti(Chamaruti, Khanpur Emirti, Khanpur Dih, and Khanpur Usarahan. The nearest railway station is at Aunrihar, 7 km away and there is a direct bus connection to Varanasi. There is also a hospital.

There are temples to several gods, including Goria dih, Jamaki Dih, Kali, Durga, Shiva, Hanuman, Krishna, and Ram.