Mahrajganj, Azamgarh

Mahrajganj
Mahrajganj
	Town
	Mahrajganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 26°16′N83°07′E / 26.267°N 83.117°E Coordinates: 26°16′N83°07′E / 26.267°N 83.117°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Population (2011)
• Total	6,735
Languages
• Official	Hindi,Avadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP 50

Last updated May 03, 2019

Maharajganj is a town and a nagar panchayat in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is connected to National Highway 233B (India), linking Azamgarh to Rajesultanpur.

A Nagar Panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) or City Council in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban.

Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Demographics

Religions in Maharajganj, Azamgarh
Religion			Percent
Hindus			88%
Muslims			10%
Jains			1%
Others†			0%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.7%), Buddhists (<0.3%).

As of 2011^[update]^[1] Maharajganj had a population of 6,735. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Maharajganj has an average literacy rate of 67.93%, higher than the national average of 64.8%. Male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62.4%. In Maharajganj, 14% of the population is under 6.

Geography

Maharajganj is located within 6 km of Rajesultanpur and 24 km of Azamgarh. Maharajganj is situated on the southern side of the river Chhoti Saryu,

Rajesultanpur or Raje Sultanpur is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Choti Saryu or Tamasa River is a river in India that starts in Ambedkar Nagar, Faizabad division, Uttar Pradesh, and passes through Mau and joins another river in Phephna. The joint stream joins the Ganga at Anjorpur. It is a perennial river – in the dry season only sluggish black water remains, but in the rainy season it can cause floods such as the one in 2005.

Transport

National Highway 233B (India) connects Azamgarh, Rajesultanpur, Gorakhpur and Muradpur to Mahrajganj.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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[1] "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

Mahrajganj
Town
Mahrajganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°16′N83°07′E / 26.267°N 83.117°E / 26.267; 83.117 Coordinates: 26°16′N83°07′E / 26.267°N 83.117°E / 26.267; 83.117
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Population (2011)
• Total	6,735
Languages
• Official	Hindi,Avadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP 50