| Hunterganj | |
| Other Name: | Shaligram Ramnarayanpur |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.45°N 84.8167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chatra |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 15 |
| Elevation M: | 169 |
| Population Total: | 100000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (community development block)#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 825420 |
| Registration Plate: | JH |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Gaya |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 10:7 ♂/♀ |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chatra |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | natural (Köppen) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 35°C |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 15°C |
Hunterganj (Shaligram Ramnarayapur), is a historic town in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand, India.
The town is now named after Shaligram Singh and Ram Narayan Singh, two eminent freedom fighters of Chatra district (then Hazaribagh district).[1]
It is located at 24.45°N 84.8167°W at an elevation of 169 m above MSL.[2]
Hunterganj is an old town. The nearest railway station is at Gaya and the nearest airport is Gaya Airport. Hunterganj is on NH 99 and stands on the banks of Lilajan River.
The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450m (1,480feet) above mean sea level.[3] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.[4] North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.[5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Hunterganj police station serves Shaligram Ramnarayanpur CD block.[6]
Headquarters of Shaligram Ramnarayanpur CD block is at Hunterganj.[7]
R.N.M. College at Hunterganj is affiliated with the Vinoba Bhave University.[11]
