Imamganj

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.

Not to be confused with Imamganj, Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh.

Imamganj
city
Imamganj is located in Bihar
Imamganj
Imamganj
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24.452521°N 84.584727°E / 24.452521; 84.584727
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMagadha
DivisionMagadh Division
DistrictGaya
Elevation
[1]
182 m (597 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
824206
Telephone code06331
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Websitewww.gaya.bih.nic.in

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 author Satyapal Chandra is from Imamganj.[10]

References
  1. "Maps Imamganj, India". falling rain. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. "Chaudhary elected new Bihar assembly Speaker". Rediff.com. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "Magadh region hogs political limelight". The Times of India. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "Imamganj, Public Health Centre". 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. "Imamganj". Census of India: Population Finder, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. "Will the Muslim militia polarise community on caste lines in Bihar's Imamganj?". 15 October 2015.
  7. "Maoists blast school building in Bihar's Gaya District". Sify. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. Banerjee, Shoumojit (16 June 2011). "Maoists blast six cell towers, torch part of railway station". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "Villagers defy Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad to vote". The Times of India. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. "On the write track from Maoist land | Deccan Herald". 8 September 2012.


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