Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar district
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Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar district
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Gauriganj, Uttar Pradesh.
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| Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar district |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Faizabad |
| Headquarters | Gauriganj, Uttar Pradesh |
| Tehsils | 4 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Sultanpur, Amethi |
| Assembly seats | 5 |
| Official website | |
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar district (Hindi: छत्रपती शाहूजी महाराज नगर जिला) is the newest and 72nd district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. This district is part of Faizabad division. It is named after Chhatrpati Shahuji Maharaj, a social reformer in Maharashtra. The district covers an area of 3,070 km². Gauriganj town is the administrative headquarters of ths district. This district came into existence on 1 July, 2010 by merging three tehsils of the erstwhile Sultanpur district, namely, Amethi, Gauriganj and Musafirkhana and two tehsils of the erstwhile Raebareli district, namely, Salon and Tiloi.[1]
Divisions
The district comprises 5 tehsils, 16 development blocks, 17 police stations and 401 lekhpal areas[2]. These tehsils are: Gauriganj, Amethi, Musafirkhana, Salon and Tiloi. Amethi is the largest city in this district.
The district comprises 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies, namely, Gauriganj, Jagdishpur, Amethi, Tiloi and Salon. All of these are part of Amethi Lok Sabha constituency[2].
NGO Active in Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar
Society for Animal Health Agriculture Science and Humanity:The SAHASH is a national level non-government organisation with a mission to think, promise and work together within India to achieve a lasting improvement in the quality of life of the poor. This organization is mainly engaged in Child Protection & Education, Human Rights & Humanity, Rural Development, Health Care, Women Empowerment, Environmental Conservation, Agriculture Development, Science & Technology.Link http://www.sahashindia.org
Kalyanam: Kalyanam was established in 1988 by visionary leader Late Mr. Tribhuvan Nath Tripathi (Lecturer-Sanskrit, Sri Rananjay Inter College, Gauriganj). Kalyanam was initiated to serve economically poor section of society in area of education, health and social-welfare (support in marriages etc.). Unfortunately, Mr. Tripathi died in a road accident in 1995 at young age, and Kalyanam slowly went into dormant state after his demise. However, Kalyanam has taken new shape and started re-building on its founding principles since 2010. Currently, Kalyanam is supporting many projects with focus on Education. Link:: http://www.kalyanamngo.org
References
- ^ "Rahul's Amethi becomes Sahuji Maharaj Nagar district". Yahoo News. 1 July, 2010. http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20100701/1054/tnl-rahul-s-amethi-becomes-sahuji-mahara.html. Retrieved 18 August 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b Khan, Atiq (1 July, 2010). "Uttar Pradesh gets one more district". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article495340.ece. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
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