Shahganj is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Chairman is Jitendra Singh.
After Jaunpur, Shahganj has some of the biggest grain, grocery and general both wholesale and retail markets in the North-Eastern UP. Being well connected via Railways and Roadways, it plays a major part in the local economy. The nearby villages and towns are prosperous relative to many prominent districts of the state. It is also home to the only state owned sugar cane factory of the region. Shahganj is famous for its Ramlila's and Durga puja festivities and is also famous for "Shah-panja" (Rauza Of Hazrat Ali),This place is visited by many pilgrims specially on Thursday .
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