Bahadurganj, Ghazipur

Bahadurganj was established by Nawab Sheikh Abdullah a Nawab of Ghazipur and the son of Nawab Muhmmad Qasim Khan(zamindar of Qasimabad and Nawab of Ghazipur) and nephew of Nizam Rustam Ali Khan (Nizam of Banaras subah) in year 1742AD as Abdulpur. Sheikh Abdullah had four sons the eldest was Fazal Ali Khan and was made the Nawab of Ghazipur and near by cities by the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah and later by the Nawab of Awadh. His second son name as Nawab Karam ullah Khan also served as the Nawab of Ghazipur for some years. His second son died at very less age. His thired son's son Nawab Muhammad Azam Ali Khan was made the Nawab but after 1758 He was removed from the post but got 1 lakh rupees pention for himself. His brother was Nawab Bahadur Shah Khan after who's name he kept the name of the town. Later, decendenst of Sheikh Abdullah became large zamindars of the town with help of zamindars of Daudpur in Dildarnagar Kamsar and had good relationship with them. Bahadurganj became a town in year 1837 AD.

The,placace of Nawab Sheikh Abdullah in 1785

One of the large zamindar of the region who did great works for the town were Zamindar Azim Khan a grandson of Sheikh Abdullah. Some of the zamindars and Lambardar who did good for the town were zamindar Muhammad Hasan Khan, zamindars Rafiullah Khan, zaminadar Kabul Khan, zamindar Jangi Khan and zamindar Nebedad khan, in British Empire.

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Bahadurganj is located 12 km from Mau and about 42 km from Ghazipur. It is located at the southern bank of the Tamsa River.[3]

The major religious groups are Muslims and Hindu, constituting 57% and 44.8% of the population respectively.[7]

Major festivals in Bahadurganj include Ram Navami, Mawlid, and Muharram Durga, which occur annually. Celebrations are also organized at Dashahara, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Ramzan-ul-Mubarak, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Shab-e-Barat, Christmas, and Easter, as well as the national holidays of Independence Day and Republic Day.[9]

Despite the lack of a major Shiite community in the town, the month of Muharram is celebrated by some. On the tenth day of Muharram, the ritual of Ashura is held on the east side of the town. On the banks of the Tamsa River, which is also called the Dhobi Ghat, is the nearby village Rasulpur, through a Tujia river. There are three tahas of this town. People start coming here in the afternoon, and the three wooden equals of the town also go. In this town, people from all religions gather in celebration of different festivals.[2]

As of the 2011 India census,[1] Bahadurganj had 13 wards and a population of 22068. 51.56% of the population is male; 48.44% is female. Bahadurganj has an average literacy rate of 71.26%, higher than the state average of 67.68%. The literacy rate is 78.01% among men and 64.08% among women. 16.80% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The State Bank Of India, Union Bank of India, District Cooperative Bank, and Sub Post Office provide banking services and ATM facilities. Sub Post Office is now providing CBS facilities.[1]

The first Nagar Palika election was held in 1942.

List Of Chairmen

• Nabedad Khan, (CPI) (1942-1947)
• Gulab Chand, CPI (1947-1952)
• Abul Khan, CPI (1952-1957)
• Nijamuddin Khan, CPI (1957-1962)
• Rafiullah Khan, CPI (1962-1967)
• Habbibullah Khan, CPI (1967-1977)
• Makshood Khan, BSP (1977-1982)
• Shanti Verma, BJP (1982-1987)
• Amina Abdullah Raini, BJP (1987-1992)
• Reyaj Ahmad ANSARI, BSP (1992-1997)
• Reyaj Ahmad Ansari, Samajwadi Party (1997-2002)
• Reyaj Ahmad Ansari, Quami Ekta Dal (2002-2007)
• Nikhat Parveen, BSP (2007-....)

• Bahadurganj
• Puraniganj
• Bhumihar Toli
• Dakinganj
• Chhawani
• Abdulpur
• Pathan Toli
• Sadar Bazar
• Takia WM.
• Imlitar
• Kasab Tola
• Jama Masjid
• Chowk Dwar
• Mallah Toli
• Mahua Tar
• Barwa Tar
• Gudadi Bazar (Ghas Bazar)
• Darji Tola
• Anar Masjid
• Imam Ganj
• Nayi Basti
• Dumdera
• Pattigarh (Gadhwa Par)
• Chandika Sthan

• Qasimabad
• Zahurabad