Maharajganj district

Maharajganj district
Nepal-India border checkpoint at Sonauli
Nepal-India border checkpoint at Sonauli
Location of Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionGorakhpur
HeadquartersMahrajganj
TehsilsAnand Nagar (Pharenda), Nautanwa, Nichlaul, Maharajganj Sadar
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMaharajganj
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesMaharajganj sadar, Siswa Bazar, Anand Nagar (Pharenda), Nautanwa and Paniyara
Area
 • Total2,952 km2 (1,140 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,684,703
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
134,730
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • RegionalBhojpuri
Demographics
 • Literacy64.3 per cent
 • Sex ratio943
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH730, NH24, NH730S
Websitemaharajganj.nic.in

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.

  1. ^ "District Maharajganj". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ 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.