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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> | ||
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 | 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== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 5 February 2026
Shahganj | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Shahganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Shahganj Shahganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°03′22″N 82°40′55″E / 26.056°N 82.682°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Named for | Shah baba |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Shri Ramesh Singh |
| 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 |
Shahganj is a town and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
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[update] 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]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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 हिन्दी). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ↑ "इतिहास बनी चीनी मिल को नजर-ए-इनायत की दरकार". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.