| Voice of Maharajganj
: Sunil Pandey
Child marriage is the biggest issue of our district
Women face lot of challenges in our district
Literacy rate is very low.
Women are denied jobs; even through NREGA they do not receive jobs.
As per the NGO research only 4% of the women are literate.
Women are still subjected violence.
They lack awareness due to illiteracy.
Maharajganj
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Analysis Geographical Area : 2951.0 Km2
Population in Maharajganj (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2665292
Male : 1375367
Female : 1289925
Under 6 population
Total : 402081
Male : 209004
Female : 193077
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 63909
In seeing : 46519
In speech : 3573
In hearing : 1720
In movement : 8552
Mental : 3545
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 256
Sex Ratio Rank : 261
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 83 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 536 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Maharajganj District
The District Maharajganj came into existence on 2nd October, 1989.
This newly created District is situated at INDO NEPAL Border. Its
boundaries touch Nepal Estate in north, Gorakhpur district in south,
Padrauna district in east and Siddharth Nagar & Sant Kabir Nagar
districts in west. Its shape is about rectangular.Total area of
district is 2934.1 sq. Km., out of which 11.59% area is covered
by forest.
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