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{{short description|Town in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Other places3|Mahrajganj (disambiguation){{!}}Mahrajganj}}
{{more citations|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mahrajganj
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.13|N|83.57|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Maharajganj district|Maharajganj]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 26272
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=16 May 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| website = http://maharajganj.nic.in/
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'''Mahrajganj''' is a town and [[municipal board]] in [[Maharajganj district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[2001 Census of India]], Mahrajganj had a population of 26,272. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mahrajganj has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 45%. In Mahrajganj, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

==Places of interest==
The Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in [[Maharajganj district]] of eastern Uttar Pradesh and is part of one of WWF-India’s priority tiger landscapes, the [[Terai Arc Landscape]]. The sanctuary is home to a diverse variety of flora and fauna including tigers. A part of the Sanctuary is contiguous with the Valmiki Tiger Reserve of Bihar.

Earlier, to help the staff of the Sanctuary undertake regular patrols and control wildlife crime, WWF-India, in partnership with Aircel Ltd. had donated a Bolero Camper vehicle.

Later, on request of Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Sohagibarwa Wildlife Division, Uttar Pradesh, WWF-India organized a two-day training from 13–14 June 2012 for the frontline staff of the division. Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, Senior Coordinator, Capacity Building, WWF-India, undertook the training in which a total of 70 frontline staff attended. Apart from the frontline staff, all the three Sub-divisional forest officers (SDOs) and the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) also attended the training.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Maharajganj district}}
{{Gorakhpur division topics}}

[[Category:Maharajganj district]]

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