Maharajganj is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Azamgarh district Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...

in the

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. It is connected to National Highway 233B (India), linking

Azamgarh Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the ...

Rajesultanpur Rajesultanpur or Raje Sultanpur is a town and nagar panchayat in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics Rajesultanpur' Town population is 28632. India census, Population of ...

Demographics

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

and 24 km of

. Maharajganj is situated on the southern side of the river Chhoti Saryu,

Transport

National Highway 233B (India) connects Azamgarh, Rajesultanpur,

Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a city in the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the West Rapti River, Rapti river in the Purvanchal , Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of ...

and Muradpur to Mahrajganj.

References

Cities and towns in Azamgarh district {{Azamgarh-geo-stub