Khaga

Khaga
Tehsil & Town
Khaga is located in Uttar Pradesh
Khaga
Khaga
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°47′N 81°07′E / 25.78°N 81.12°E / 25.78; 81.12
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictFatehpur
Assembly Constituency Khaga
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyNagar Panchayat (NP) Khaga
 • ChairmanGita Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party)
 • MLAKrishna Paswan (Bhartiya Janta Party)
 • SDMRahul Kashyap
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Tehsil & Town
786,635
 • Urban
54,484
 • Rural
732,151
Languages
 • OfficialHindi English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP 71 xxxx
Religions in Khaga Town
Religion Percent
Hinduism
83.36%
Muslim
16.26%
Sikhism
0.01%
Christians
0.31%
Others†
0.07%

Khaga is a Town and a Sub-district in Fatehpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on NH 19 between the cities of Prayagraj, which is also known as Allahabad, and Kanpur and is also connected to those places by rail, by which Allahabad is 86 kilometres (53 mi) distant and Kanpur 102 kilometres (63 mi). The north boundary of the district is limited by the river Ganges and its southern boundary is the river Yamuna.