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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Maharajganj district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Maharajganj.svg
| map_caption = Location of Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gorakhpur division|Gorakhpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = Anand Nagar (Pharenda), Nautanwa, Nichlaul, Maharajganj Sadar
| area_total_km2 = 2952
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Maharajganj">{{cite web|url=https://maharajganj.nic.in/|title=District Maharajganj|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,684,703
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.3 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 943
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = Maharajganj sadar, Siswa Bazar, Anand Nagar (Pharenda), Nautanwa and Paniyara
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH730, NH24, NH730S
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://maharajganj.nic.in}}
| official_name =
}}

'''Maharajganj district''' is one of the 75 [[districts of Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in northern India, and the town of [[Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh|Maharajganj]] is the district headquarter. District is a part [[Gorakhpur division]]. It is located in [[Terai]] regions of [[Himalayas]], bordering [[Nepal]] in North.

== Geography ==
Maharajganj district is bounded by [[Nawalparasi]] and [[Rupandehi]] Districts of [[Pradesh Number 5]] of [[Nepal]] in the north, the districts of [[Kushinagar district|Kushinagar]] in the east,Maharajganj also shares border with [[West Champaran]] district of [[Bihar]] in east. It borders [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]] to the south and [[Siddharthnagar district|Siddharthnagar]] and [[Sant Kabir Nagar district|Sant Kabir Nagar]] in the west. It is part of [[Gorakhpur Division]]. The district covers an area of 2,951 km². It has a population of 2,684,703 (2011 Census).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=UP|title=Uttar Pradesh|publisher=india,gov,in website|access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref>

==History==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,96,095|13=1911|14=5,40,574|15=1921|16=5,51,476|17=1931|18=6,15,937|19=1941|20=6,81,685|21=1951|22=7,65,432|23=1961|24=8,92,048|25=1971|26=10,57,848|27=1981|28=13,35,090|29=1991|30=16,76,378|31=2001|32=21,73,878|33=2011|34=26,84,703|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}The district was carved out from the erstwhile [[Gorakhpur district]] on 2 October 1989. It is famous for the ruins of Buddha which are found here and it is expected that if proper excavation is done then many unknown facts about Buddha will be discovered. Religious temples Lehra devi There is a very famous Temple of Lehra Devi (लेहड़ा देवी), also known as Aadravanavaasini (आद्रवनवासिनी), in Lehra forest. People from all over Eastern Uttar Pradesh visit here and worship the goddess Durga. There is special importance to visit here in the period of Navratri in months of March–April and September–October. This temple is about 50 km North-West of Gorakhpur located in Anandnagar. It is believed that while wandering in the forest for 14 years, Pandavas lived a year in disguise. They visited the Lehra Jungle and were offered shelter by Lehra Devi. There is one natural Pindi as in Vaishno Devi. It is also believed that Yudhishthira (युधिष्ठिर) answered the questions of Yaksha(यक्ष) here only in this forest. Hiuen-Tsang famous Chinese Traveller also mentions the temple in his book Si-Yu-Ki. During British Raj it was one Military Camp named Lehra. One day a British officer came here and fired a bullet at the Pindi. Suddenly, blood started coming out of the Pindi. Seeing the blood, the British ran away. They all died with their horses. Grave of the British Officer is situated in the West of temple about 1 km of distance. Once Maa came to the town as a beautiful girl and wanted to cross the river. She hired a boat and started the journey but in middle of the river the boatman grew interested in her splendid beauty and went off track. As soon as Devi understood his intention, she disappeared with the boat. In the ''[[Kali Yuga]]'' she was seen with the boat to her followers who made a temple at the very place. It is believed that if a person visits the temple for regular 5 Tuesdays, his wishes are fulfilled. To reach this temple, busses, autorickshaws and trains are available from Gorakhpur to Anandnagar (Pharenda). It is well connected by other mediums to the temple from Anandnagar. Many tourists from Gorakhpur walk all night and reach the temple by dawn. Itahiya panchmukhi shiv mandir is famous in the region and in Nepal.

== Politics ==
District has one Lok Sabha constituency named as [[Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)]], currently represented by [[Pankaj Chaudhary]] of [[Bhartiya Janta Party]].

There are 5 Vidhan Sabha [[Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)|constituencies]] in the district which are:
* [[Nautanwa]]
*[[Maharajganj (Assembly constituency)|Maharajagnj]] Sadar
*[[Paniyara (Assembly constituency)|Paniyara]]
*[[Siswa (Assembly constituency)|Siswa Bazar]]
* [[Anandnagar]] ([[Pharenda]])

==Municipal set up==
There are 3 Nagar Palikas in the district:

*[[Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh|Mahrajganj]]
* [[Nautanwa]]
* Siswa Bazar

There are 6 Nagar Panchayat in the district:

* Bridgemanganj
* [[Pharenda]]
* [[Sonauli]]
* [[Nichlaul]]
*
* [[Ghughuli]]
* Partawal
*Chowk Bazar

Bridgemanganj, Partawal, Chowk and Paniyara are newly created.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Maharajganj one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund]] Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date= 5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
Maharajganj district comprises 4 [[tehsil]]s:
*[[Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh|Maharajganj]] Sadar; 4 [[Community development block in India|community development blocks]]: [[Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh|Maharajganj]], [[Ghughali]], [[Paniyara]] and [[Partawal]].
*[[Nautanwa]] ; comprising 2 community development blocks: [[Ratanpur]] and [[Laxmipur, Maharajganj|Laxmipur]].
*[[Nichlaul]] ; 3 community development blocks: [[Nichlaul]], [[Mithaura]] and [[Siswa, Maharajganj|Siswa]].
*[[Pharenda]] ; 3 community development blocks: [[Bridgmanganj]], [[Dhani, Maharajganj|Dhani]] and [[Pheranda]].

There are 1048 revenue villages in the district and 19 police stations.

Sonauli is the main checkpoint at the Nepal border and is administered directly by Home ministry of Government Of India.

Thuthibari, Bargadwan, Jhulnipur, Bhagwanpur, Kolhui bazar are some other major entry points at Nepal border.

== Police Stations ==
The district has 19 Police station with Sinduriya being the latest one. It's initially a check point under Maharajganj sadar kotwali but was upgraded to Police station in 2020
#
#Pharenda (Anand Nagar)
# [[Nautanwa]]
# Purandarpur
# Kothibhar (Siswa Bazar)
# Thuthibari Kotwali
# Kolhui
# [[Bridgmanganj]]
# Shyamdeurawa
# Parsamalik
# Bargadawa
# Paniyara
# Chauk
# [[Sonauli]] Kotwali
# Ghughuli
# Nichlaul
# Kotwali Sadar
# Sohgibarwa
#Nautanwa
#Sinduriya bazar

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Maharajganj district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,684,703,{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 148st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]] districts).

[[Hinduism]] is practiced by majority of the population around 82% [[Islam]] is followed by 17% of the population. Maharajganj district has the highest population of people following [[Buddhism]]. This is because of influence of [[Gautama Buddha]] in the region as he was born in [[Lumbini]] located nearly in [[Nepal]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

The district has a population density of {{convert| 909 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 23.50%

Maharajganj has a [[sex ratio]] of 943 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 62.76%.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.98% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.90% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://maharajganj.nic.in/ Maharajganj District Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150204100938/http://districtcourts.nic.in/ecourts/Allahabad/Maharajganj/Maharajganj.php District Court Maharajganj]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Maharajganj district
|North = [[Western Development Region, Nepal|Western Development Region]], {{flag|Nepal}}
|Northeast = [[Pashchim Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Kushinagar district]]
|South = [[Gorakhpur district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Siddharthnagar district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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