Maskanwa is a town and railway station located in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Maskanwa
Maskanwa , Bazar
Khale Gaon
Maskanwa is located in Uttar Pradesh
Maskanwa
Maskanwa
Maskanwa is located in India
Maskanwa
Maskanwa
Maskanwa is located in Asia
Maskanwa
Maskanwa
Coordinates: 26°59′22″N 82°20′31″E / 26.9893914°N 82.3418856°E / 26.9893914; 82.3418856
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictGonda
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
271305
Telephone code05265
Vehicle registrationUP 43
Sex ratio997/1000 /
Websitemaskanwa.nic.in

Transport

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Maskanwa railway station is situated on Lucknow–Gorakhpur line under the Lucknow NER railway division of North Eastern Railway zone.[2]

Languages

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The official language is Hindi and the additional official language is Urdu.[1] The majority of the population speak Awadhi.[3][4]

Demographics

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  • As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Maskanwa in 2011 was 1,508; of which 776 were males and 732 were females.[5]
Religions in Maskanwa
Religion Percent
Muslims
37.09%
Hindus
59.87%
Christianity
0.08%
Sikhism
0.07%
Jainism
0.01%
Buddhism
0.02%
Others†
0.09%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.07%), Buddhists (<0.02%), Christianity (<0.08%), Jainism (<0.01%).

References

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  1. ^ a b c "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ "MSW/Maskanwa (2) Railway Station Map". India Rail Info. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Awadhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Śaśi, Dr (1994). Avadhi meṃ kriyāpada racanā = Conjugation in Awadhi (1. saṃskaraṇa ed.). Vārāṇasī: Vijaya Prakāśana Mandira. ISBN 9788186119068.
  5. ^ 2011 Census of India - Maskanwa
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