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{{Orphan|date=October 2021}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Marufganj
| founder =
| demographics1_info2 = [[Magadhi]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics_type1 = Language
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| governing_body = [[Gaya Municipal Corporation|Gaya Nagar Nigam]]
| p1 =
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| native_name = {{native name|hi|मारूफगंज}} {{native name|ur|{{Nastaliq|معروف گنج}}}}
| official_name =
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type = Country
| caption = Nala Road in Maroofganj, January 2022
| image_skyline = File:Maroofganj, Gaya, Jan. 2022.jpg
| settlement_type = [[Neighbourhood]]
| coordinates = {{coord|24|47|54|N|85|00|04|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 823001
| other_name =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India
}}
'''Maroofganj''' ({{Langx|hi|मारूफगंज}}, [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{lang|hi-Latn|mārūphagaṃja}}; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|معروف گنج}}|maʿrūfganj}}), also spelled '''Marufganj''', is a residential [[Neighbourhood|neighborhood]] under the jurisdiction of the Kotwali ''[[thana]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=भूमि विवाद में मारूफगंज में मारी गोली, हालत गंभीर|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-shot-dead-in-marufganj-in-land-dispute-condition-critical-3938996.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> of [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. In close proximity to the [[Gaya Junction railway station]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=स्टेशन से मिर्जा गालिब कॉलेज तक हटाया गया अतिक्रमण, 45 हजार जुर्माना|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-encroachment-removed-from-station-to-mirza-ghalib-college-45-thousand-fine-2727999.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> it is one of the oldest and among the most crime-infested localities in the town.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=कुमार|first=अजीत|date=2021-03-27|title=बिहार: कांग्रेस नेता के भाई को अपराधियों ने मारी गोली, जुमे की नमाज अदा कर लौट रहे थे घर|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bihar-congress-leaders-brother-shot-criminals-returning-home-after-offering-namaaz-ann-1836026|access-date=2021-10-12|website=ABP Live|language=hi}} - {{Cite web|title=گیا: کانگریس رہنما کے بھائی فائرنگ میں زخمی|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/bihar/congress-leaders-brother-injured-in-firing-in-gaya/na20210326222537798|access-date=2021-10-12|website=ETV Bharat News}} - {{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=मारूफगंज से गायब हुआ व्यक्ति आजमेर से मिला, पुलिस ने परिजनों को सौंपा|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/gaya/news/person-missing-from-marufganj-met-azmer-police-handed-over-family-073158-6206539.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref> The area is known for landmarks such as Urdu Girls High School<ref>{{Cite web|title=गया में 35 केंद्रों पर 41,892 अभ्यर्थी देंगे परीक्षा|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-41892-candidates-to-appear-in-35-centers-in-gaya-19866003.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}} - {{Cite web|title=जिले के अल्पसंख्यक माध्यमिक स्कूलों में भी संचालित होंगे स्मार्ट क्लास|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/gaya/news/smart-classes-will-also-be-conducted-in-minority-secondary-schools-of-the-district-210503-5291344.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}} - {{Cite web|title=पुलिस अवर निरीक्षक की परीक्षा को लेकर की गयी ब्रीफिंग*|url=https://hindustandarpan.com/2019/12/22/%e0%a4%aa%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b8-%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b7%e0%a4%95-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%80/|access-date=2021-10-12|website=HD}} - {{Cite web|title=गया ,पुलिस अवर निरीक्षक की परीक्षा को लेकर हुई ब्रीफिंग ,41,892 परीक्षार्थी लेंगे भाग |work= Magadh Express|url=https://magadhexpress.in/?p=27870|access-date=2021-10-12}}{{dead link|date=October 2022}}</ref> and Nala Road.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaya Town CD Block, Gaya : गया टाउन सीडी ब्लॉक: नगर निगम के कर्मियों की हड़ताल के कारण स्वराजपुरी रोड पर हुआ जलजमाव, मारूफगंज मोहल्ले में घुसा नाले का पानी {{!}} Public App|url=https://public.app/video/sp_2r25s7wr6fc6s|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Public}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=गया के मारुफगंज मोड़ पर बह रहा नाले की पानी|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-sewarage-water-on-road-in-maroofganj-1962940.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}} - {{Cite web|title=گیا: معروف گنج اور بنیا پوکھر میں پانی کی سخت قلت|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/bihar/water-crises-2/na20190525221230785|access-date=2021-10-12|website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Maroofganj derives its name from the Arabic word ''al-maʿrūf'' ([[Arabic]]: مَعْرُوف, lit. acknowledged or right) and [[Middle Persian]] word ''ganj'' ([[Persian language|Persian]]: {{Nastaliq|گنج}}, lit. treasured place or neighborhood).

== Water pollution ==
Besides its high crime rate, Maroofganj is also unpopular in [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] for its poor [[sewerage]] infrastructure where residents see occasional and [[Sanitary sewer overflow|regular overflows]] especially in the area surrounding Nala Road ([[Hindi]]: नाला रोड, lit. 'drainage road').<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":12" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Gaya, India]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Bihar]]

Maroofganj (Gaya) - Revision history

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