Shahganj
Shahganj is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Shahganj | |
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city | |
  Shahganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Shahganj Shahganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.056°N 82.682°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Named for | Shah baba |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Shailendra Yadav Lalai |
| Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 26,556 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP62 |
| Website | up |
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]
Fairs and festivals
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
- "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.
- "Census of India: Shahganj". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- "इतिहास बनी चीनी मिल को नजर-ए-इनायत की दरकार". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.