Imamganj Explained

Imamganj
Native Name Lang:hindi
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:24.4525°N 84.5847°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Magadha
Subdivision Type3:Division
Subdivision Name3:Magadh Division
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Gaya
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:182
Demographics1 Info1:Mgadhi, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:824206
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06331
Iso Code:IN-BR

Imamganj is a city and a block headquarter in Gaya district of Bihar state, India.[2] It is also a Bihar Legislative Assembly constituency in the Magadh division, part of the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency.[3] It is located on the border of Jharkhand state, 65 km west of district headquarters Gaya, Bihar. It derives its name from Raja Imam Bux Khan of Sherghati.

The Imamganj block is spread over 61708.52 sq acres and includes 7 village panchayat and 195 villages.[4] In 2011 Indian census, it had a population of 1,864, including 951 males and 913 females.[5]

Muslims constitute 13 per cent of the population.[6] The population of the city is increasing as people from the rural area settle in Imamganj. Imamganj has a CRPF camp in the block campus. Two rivers surround Imamganj, namely Morhar and Sorhar, and meet at Bhaghar.[7] [8]

In the 2014 Indian general election, the local voters defied the Maoists and voted heavily.[9]

The Entrepreneur and author Satyapal Chandra is from Imamganj.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maps Imamganj, India . falling rain. 2014-06-18 .
  2. Web site: Chaudhary elected new Bihar assembly Speaker . Rediff.com . 2005-11-30 . 2014-06-18.
  3. Web site: Magadh region hogs political limelight . 21 May 2014. 2014-06-18 . .
  4. Web site: Imamganj, Public Health Centre. 16 July 2011 . 2014-06-18 .
  5. Web site: Imamganj. Census of India: Population Finder, Ministry of Home Affairs . 2014-06-18 .
  6. Web site: Will the Muslim militia polarise community on caste lines in Bihar's Imamganj?. 15 October 2015 .
  7. Web site: Maoists blast school building in Bihar's Gaya District . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717010618/http://www.sify.com/news/maoists-blast-school-building-in-bihar-s-gaya-district-news-national-ldqoOdhegigsi.html . dead . 2014-07-17 . . 2011-03-16 . 2014-06-18.
  8. Web site: Maoists blast six cell towers, torch part of railway station. The Hindu . 16 June 2011. 2014-06-18 . Shoumojit . Banerjee .
  9. Web site: Villagers defy Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad to vote . The Times of India . 2014-04-11 . 2014-06-18.
  10. Web site: On the write track from Maoist land Deccan Herald. 8 September 2012.