Imamganj
City in Bihar, India
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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.
Imamganj | |
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  Imamganj Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 24.452521°N 84.584727°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Magadha |
| Division | Magadh Division |
| District | Gaya |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 824206 |
| Telephone code | 06331 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Website | www |
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[clarification needed] 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 Entrepreneur and author Satyapal Chandra is from Imamganj.[10]
