Maharajganj (District)

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Maharajganj District
महाराजगंज जिला
District map
State Uttar Pradesh
Division : Gorakhpur
Administrative headquarters : Maharajganj
Area : 2952 km²
Residents : 2,684,703 (2011)
Population density : 909 inhabitants / km²
Website : maharajganj.nic.in

The Maharajganj district ( Hindi : महाराजगंज जिला ; also Mahrajganj ) is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . The administrative center is the eponymous city of Maharajganj .

geography

The Maharajganj district is located in northeast Uttar Pradesh on the border with Nepal and belongs to the Gorakhpur division . Neighboring districts are Kushinagar in the east, Gorakhpur in the south and Siddharthnagar in the west. In the north lies the state border with Nepal. At the place Sunauli there is a border crossing to Nepal.

The district area has an area of ​​2952 km² and belongs to the flat Ganges plain . In the northeast, the Maharajganj district is touched by the Gandak , a tributary of the Ganges . While most of the Ganges plain is used intensively for agriculture, forest areas have been preserved near the Nepalese border. Overall, over a tenth of the district area is forested.

The Maharajganj district is divided into the four Tehsils Sadar, Nautanwa, Nichlaul and Pherada.

history

Maharajganj has existed as an independent district since 1989. Before that, the area was part of the Gorakhpur district.

population

According to the 2011 census, Maharajganj district has a population of 2,684,703. Between 2001 and 2011 the population grew by 23 percent. The population density of 909 inhabitants per km² is slightly above the Uttar Pradesh average (829 inhabitants per km²). The Maharajganj district is very rural: only five percent of the population lives in cities. The urbanization rate is one of the lowest in the state. The literacy rate is also below average: only 63 percent of the district's residents can read and write (the Uttar Pradesh average is 68 percent).

According to the 2001 census , Hindus make up the majority of the residents of the district with 83 percent. There is also a Muslim minority of 17 percent.

Cities

city Population
(2001)
Anandnagar 10.181
Ghughuli 10,312
Maharajganj 26,272
Nautanwa 29,259
Nichlaul 15,501
Siswa Bazaar 18,884

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Uttar Pradesh (PDF; 1.7 MB).
  2. ^ Census of India 2001: Basic Data Sheet. District Maharajganj (57), Uttar Pradesh (09). (PDF; 55 kB)
  3. ↑ Census of India 2001: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities / Towns (in alphabetic order) ( Memento from June 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )

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