Beniganj
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Beniganj | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Beniganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Beniganj Beniganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°17′N 80°27′E / 27.28°N 80.45°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Hardoi |
| Founded by | वेणी माधव |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,173 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP |
| Website | up |
Beniganj is a town and nagar panchayat in Sandila tehsil of Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is located 21 miles southeast of Hardoi and 16 miles north of Sandila, on the road to Nimkhar and Sitapur.[2]
Originally called Ahmadabad Sarsand, Beniganj was first inhabited by Jogis and Arakhs.[2] They are said to have then been driven out by Janwars from nearby Gaju and Tikari sometime before the year 1300.[2] Beniganj received its present name in the mid-1700s, when Beni Bahadur, the diwan of Shuja-ud-Daula, built a row of shops here and called it Beniganj after himself.[2] It then came under the control of an Ahir landlord named Ram Das, who held the village for 20 years before giving it along with half his lands to Gobind, the Chaudhri of Khairabad, in order to form a political alliance.[2] It later formed part of the estate of the taluqdars of Kakrali.[2]
At the turn of the 20th century, Beniganj was described as a large village that hosted a large market twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays.[2] There was a large military encampment northwest of the village, on the road to Sitapur.[2] The village also had a police station, a post office, a school, a cattle pound, and an inspection bungalow.[2] Its population in 1901 was recorded as 2,446 people, including 346 Muslims.[2]
