Asarganj

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CountryIndia
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Asarganj
Rahmatpur
Asarganj
Asarganj is located in Bihar
Asarganj
Asarganj
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°09′N 86°41′E / 25.15°N 86.68°E / 25.15; 86.68
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictMunger
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
20,000
Language
  Official and RegionalHindi, Angika
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
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Asarganj is urban area in Munger district in the state of Bihar, India.

Asarganj is located at 25°09′N 86°41′E / 25.15°N 86.68°E / 25.15; 86.68.[1] It has an average elevation of 44 metres (144 feet).

The month-long festival "Bol-Bum" runs during the month of Saawan (August–September). After taking water from the Ganges river of Sultanganj (known locally as Uttar Wahini Ganga), pilgrims travel barefoot for 105 km on a route to Deoghar to pour Gangajal on Lord Shiva.

Nearby villages are Narayanpur, kamargama, Darha, Saraun, Dhuriya, Makva in the west-Lakhanpur in the south - Kastikari, Rahmatpur in the east and Vikrampur in the north.[2]

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