Shahganj

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This article has been extracted from

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Shahganj

Head-quarters of the Khutahan tahsil of Jaunpur District, United Provinces, situated in 26 3' N. and 82 42' E., at the junction of a branch of the Bengal and North- Western Railway from Azamgarh with the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway. Population (i9oi) 3 6,430. The town was founded by Shuja-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh, who built a market-place, a bdraddfl^ and a dargah, or tomb, in honour of Shah Hazrat All. Shahganj is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 6,000.

It is a thriving mart, second only to Jaunpur city, and is the centre of the sugar-refining industry, besides being a depot for the export of grain and the distribution of imported cotton. The town contains a dispensary, a branch of the Wesleyan Mission, and two schools with 113 pupils.

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