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	'''Shahganj''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Jaunpur district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].		'''Shahganj''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Jaunpur district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	{{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%.<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>		{{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%.<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>

	~~==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.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-muslim-women-comes-in-historical-sita-mela-in-jaunpur-upns-1572876.html\|title=यूपी के इस जिले में लगता है 'सीता श्रृंगार' मेला, मुस्लिम महिलाएं भी होती है शामिल– News18 हिंदी\|date=4 November 2018\|work=News18\|access-date=30 April 2019 \|language=hi}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-muslim-women-comes-in-historical-sita-mela-in-jaunpur-upns-1572876.html\|title=यूपी के इस जिले में लगता है 'सीता श्रृंगार' मेला, मुस्लिम महिलाएं भी होती है शामिल– News18 हिंदी\|date=4 November 2018\|work=News18\|access-date=30 April 2019 \|language=hi}}</ref>

	==Economy==		==Economy==
	Ratna Sugar Mill, the first sugar mill of the Purvanchal region was located in Shahganj, which is closed now (due to recurring losses).<ref>{{cite news \|title=इतिहास बनी चीनी मिल को नजर-ए-इनायत की दरकार \|url=https://jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-historymade-sugar-mill-needs-eyesighting-17924418.html \|access-date=31 January 2021 \|work=Dainik Jagran \|date=7 May 2018 \|language=hi}}</ref>		Ratna Sugar Mill, the first sugar mill of the Purvanchal region was located in Shahganj, which is closed now (due to recurring losses).<ref>{{cite news \|title=इतिहास बनी चीनी मिल को नजर-ए-इनायत की दरकार \|url=https://www.jagran.com:443/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-historymade-sugar-mill-needs-eyesighting-17924418.html \|access-date=31 January 2021 \|work=Dainik Jagran \|date=7 May 2018 \|language=hi}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Pattinarendrapur]]		*[[Pattinarendrapur]]
			*[[Shahganj Junction Railway Station]]
			*[[Manikala]]

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Shahganj''' is a ~~city~~ and a [[municipal board]] in [[Jaunpur district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].		'''Shahganj''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Jaunpur district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

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'''Shahganj''' is a city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Jaunpur district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==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.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Shahganj |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=227955 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>

{{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%.<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>

==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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-muslim-women-comes-in-historical-sita-mela-in-jaunpur-upns-1572876.html|title=यूपी के इस जिले में लगता है 'सीता श्रृंगार' मेला, मुस्लिम महिलाएं भी होती है शामिल– News18 हिंदी|date=4 November 2018|work=News18|access-date=30 April 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Economy==
Ratna Sugar Mill, the first sugar mill of the Purvanchal region was located in Shahganj, which is closed now (due to recurring losses).<ref>{{cite news |title=इतिहास बनी चीनी मिल को नजर-ए-इनायत की दरकार |url=https://jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-historymade-sugar-mill-needs-eyesighting-17924418.html |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=7 May 2018 |language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Pattinarendrapur]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Jaunpur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Jaunpur district]]