Maharaj Ganj

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A Sub-Division headquarter.

This is the place where great hero of Indian Independence Movement, Shri Phulena Prasad centralised his activity and fought against the British.

This Place's origin is Pasnauli village, which was given to Raja Murlidhar as a birt brahmotar (rent-free grant to a Brahmin) in 1766-67. On taking possession of this village, the Raja expended a large amount on some uncultivated ground upon which he erected and peopled a new gunge [ganj ]. By 1791 it was already recognized as one of the principal ganjs of the district. By the late nineteenth century it had emerged as one of the largest bazaars in the district (old Saran). In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Maharajganj served as a focal point of trade for the entire region, from Bengal and the North-Western Provinces, as well as from Nepal.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharajganj
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Coordinates:   26°6'45"N   84°30'15"E

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  • We were Peace Corps volunteers in Maharajganj from 1967-1969. I keep trying to follow what is happening there.
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  • Hi i am Ravi shankar yadav s/o sri Gauri shankar yadav (Nirankari) vill- Korari khurd, po - daraunda,dist ,siwan
  • Maharajganj is very ancient hub of spices and Daal Bussiness,its have own railway station which was constructed by English people and adminstration.its my own home town and i am one Gold Medalist Astrologer from this town my village is Kothua Sarangpur.
  • Hi Happy New Year. I m Rajiv Kumar Gauttam from Teotha. this palace is famous of Gur(Sugar Market). But nowadays not good road way that's why no bussiness man came here. that's why lots of problem here. not good communication & no any good school Like (kendriya). that's why Please take care of this famous place.Nowadays all people are depend upon Train services. If any train not came then lots of problem faces here. So Please take care for MaharaGanj.
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  • maharaj gang is my native land.i iove it too much. RAANPURA is my village.
  • Hi, This is to inform all of you that Maharajganj is the place where famous people have born like, Freedam fighter Saheed Fuleena Singh,chief minister Mahamaya Babu etc. Actually MaharajGanj is a very old Town and is famous for business such as Sugar Market. But There is only one great problem of Lights & roads in Maharajganj. I,Rabindra Kumar Sharma,S/o-Sri Pras Nath Sharma(Teacher) (from Vill-Manpur) currently working in Noida(U.P.) in MetLife Services East Pvt.Ltd. as an HR-Executive. I always love Maharajganj too much. With Best wishes for Maharajganj people, Rabindra Kumar Sharma
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  • Hi All of you I requedted to Mr. Nitish kumar jee plz think about mamahara ganj plzzz quickly announce for district of maharaj ganj.
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