Maharajganj district | |
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 Nepal-India border checkpoint at Sonauli | |
 Location of Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Gorakhpur |
| Headquarters | Mahrajganj |
| Tehsils | Anand Nagar (Pharenda), Nautanwa, Nichlaul, Maharajganj Sadar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Maharajganj |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Maharajganj sadar, Siswa Bazar, Anand Nagar (Pharenda), Nautanwa and Paniyara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,952 km2 (1,140 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,684,703 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 134,730 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.3 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 943 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH730, NH24, NH730S |
| Website | maharajganj |
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 Nepal in North. Gandak, Rapti, Rohin are some major river flowing through the district.
- ^ "District Maharajganj". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b "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 23 February 2019.