Air Force Area (Gorakhpur)
Air Force Area is an area in Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is spread over a large area including Kushmi Jungle, Forest Club, and Vinod Van Zoo, located near Gorakhpur airport. Air Force Area has a one-passenger railway station, the Kushmi railway station. The Area has a local railway station; called Gorakhpur Cantt (Chawani) which is the passway to the Main Railway Station of Gorakhpur Junction
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census, Air Force Area had a population of 9,593. Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. The literacy rate of 76% is higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.