Shahganj

Shahganj is a town and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.three block 1suetha 2khuthan 3shodha.three police station

Shahganj
Town
Shahganj is located in Uttar Pradesh
Shahganj
Shahganj
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Shahganj is located in India
Shahganj
Shahganj
Shahganj (India)
Coordinates: 26.056°N 82.682°E / 26.056; 82.682
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictJaunpur
Named forShah baba
Government
 • MLAShri Ramesh Singh
Elevation
303 m (994 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,556
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP62
Websiteup.gov.in

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Shahganj had a total population of 26,556, of which 13,812 were males and 12,744 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,534. The total number of literates in Shahganj was 19,686 , which constituted 74.1% of the population with male literacy of 78.1% and female literacy of 69.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Shahganj was 85.5%, of which male literacy rate was 90.0% and female literacy rate was 80.6%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 9,584 and 2 respectively. Shahganj had 3936 households in 2011.[2]

As of 2001 India census, Shahganj had a population of 24,595. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Shahganj has an average literacy rate of 59%, Lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 57%.[3]

Shahganj is famous for its Sita Sringar Mela which is a Bangle fair. Traders from different regions of the Purvanchal come for business in this fair.[4]

Economy

Ratna Sugar Mill, the first sugar mill of the Purvanchal region was located in Shahganj, which is closed now (due to recurring losses).[5]

See also

References
  1. "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 7 December 2018.
  2. "Census of India: Shahganj". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "यूपी के इस जिले में लगता है 'सीता श्रृंगार' मेला, मुस्लिम महिलाएं भी होती है शामिल– News18 हिंदी". News18 (in Hindi). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. "इतिहास बनी चीनी मिल को नजर-ए-इनायत की दरकार". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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