Maharajganj is a town and

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Maharajganj district Maharajganj district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, and the town of Maharajganj is the district headquarters. District is a part Gorakhpur division. It is located in Terai region of Himalayas, bordering Ne ...

in the

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Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian Census, Maharajganj had a population of 33930, of which 17656 were males and 16274 were females. As of the

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, 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.

Religion

At 85.16%, majority of the population are adherents of

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, while

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is followed by 13.96%.

Places of interest

The Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in

of eastern Uttar Pradesh and is part of one of WWF-India’s priority tiger landscapes, the

Terai Arc Landscape The Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) is composed of 14 Indian and Nepalese trans-border protected ecosystems of the Terai (Sanskrit for "lowlands") and nearby foothills of the Himalayas. and encompassing 14 protected areas of Nepal and India. The area spa ...

. 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 organised 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.

Notable people

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References

{{Gorakhpur division topics Maharajganj district