Travel City of Nawab Shahganj Jaunpur
Shahganj tehsil is situated along 26°3' north latitude and 82° east longitude -at a distance of 35 Km. north of Jaunpur along the metalled road of Sultanpur-Jaunpur (Via. Khetasarai) and along NR -railway line joining Faizabad-Varanasi.
It owes its origin to Shiya-ud-daula who build a market . place, a baradari and dargah in honour of Shah Hazrat Ali from which are derived the name of the town itself and of its three muhallas viz.Shahganj, Aliganj and Husainganj. The word Shah derived from Shah Hazrat Ali is the basis for theorigin of Shahganj which was confirmed in 1785. It is also joined by the metre gauge branch line of North Eastern Railway with Azamgarh and Mau. The Northern and North-Eastern boundary of the town is marked by the village Bhadi while Village Kharauna 169 is located in the South. The villages like Kauriya,Patkhauli, Purey. Azam and Suraj make its western and northwestern boundaries repectively. It has its total geographical area of about 1.68 sq.km.The place is administered as a municipal board previously developed from notified area of Jaunpur district.
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| dargah in honour of Shah Hazrat Ali at shahganj |
