Nawabganj or Maila Raiganj is a city in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a tehsil and nagar palika for Barabanki town.Barabanki Barabanki Information on District Administration It is one of the constituent entities of Barabanki city, which is District HQ of Barabanki district.

History Nawabganj has been known as such since the Nawabi. formerly known as Maila Raiganj The origin of this ta'aluqa dates from Qidwai Raja Ghulam Amir Khan, who, in AD 1756, received from Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula as a Jagir he also fought Third Battle of Panipat under the Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula., The Qidwai were recruited in the household cavalry of Shuja-ud-Daula, which was mainly composed of the Sheikhzadi. the villages of Maila Raiganj, Rasoolpur, Bhainsaria, Durjanpur, etc. To these additions and improvements were made by a subsequent descendant, Raja Lutf Ali Khan of Maila Raiganj., later belongs to his son's Raja Sahib Ali Khan, Raja Mardan Ali Khan, Raja Farzand Ali Khan, Raja Haidar Ali Khan., Raja Sahib Ali Khan born in c. AD 1786 he was a Naib Subedar in the Reign of 5th Nawab of Awadh Saadat Ali Khan II and served until his death in 1855 in the Reign of Last Nawab of Oudh Wajid Ali Shah., after Sahib Ali's death his brother Haidar Ali Khan takeover his position title obtained the recognition of Government sanad, later Monarchy Collapsed in 1858 and he died c.1860., in the British India

Raja Nawab Ali Khan became Ta'alluqdar of Maila Raiganj Estate, in 1860., under the British Raj the Estate has 4 Villages and 9 Pattis in Zila Barabanki. Government Revenue, Rs. 6,268. The gaddi Custum of succession Holds in this Family., This ta'alluqdar is Nephew of Raja Farzand Ali Khan Ta'alluqdar of Jahangirabad Raj and son of Raja Mardan Ali Khan and elder brother of Raja Sir Tassaduq Rasul Khan.

Battle of Nawabganj

The Battle of Nawabganj was a conflict between rebel sepoys, troops of Oudh State and local Taluqdars and troops of East India Company from 12 to 14 June 1857 during Indian Mutiny.

During the Sepoy war of 1857–1858 the whole of the Bara Banki taluqdars joined the mutineers, but offered no serious resistance after the capture of Lucknow.Gazetteer of the province of Oudh, Bara Banki District Article #226–263 In the battle of Nawabganj in 1857 at Nawabganj Sir Hope Grant defeated the revolutionaries. Raja Balbhadra Singh Chehlari along with other 1000 revolutionaries were killed in action while fighting British at Obri around 2 km from Barabanki on the confluence of riverlets Rait and Jamuria.Raja Balbhadra Singh Chehlari @ nppnawabganj.inOrigin of Name of District @ nppnawabganj.in

British Rule During the British rule Nawabganj headquarters of tehsil and pargana of same name. Area of Nawabganj Pargana around 1878 was 79 square miles and it was bounded in North by Ramnagar and Fatehpur, on the east by Daryabad, on the west by Dewa, and on south by Partabganj. Out of 77 villages, 44 were taluqdar and 33 Mufrad. Out of 44 taluqdari villages 25 were held by

Raja Capt. Imtiaz Rasul Khan of Rasoolpur, Nawabganj son of Raja Fida Rasul Khan and younger brother of Maharaja Sir Ejaz Rasul Khan K.C.I.E., Kt., C.S.I., the Taluqdar of Jahangirabad Estate, the rest were divided between several neighbouring estates. Nawabganj contained village of Bara Banki which had civil railway station having junction on Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (about half a mile north of the town).

Geography Nawabganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 93 metres (305 feet).

Demographics India census, Nawabganj had a population of 75,087. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nawabganj has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 62%. In Nawabganj, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration

Tehsil Nawabganj

Tehsil Nawabganj has 4 block panchayats:Population-(Census 1991) Population Banki Dewa Harakh Masauli

Municipal Board Nawabganj

The Nawabganj Municipal Board (or Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj) was constituted on 16 July 1884, under the North-Western provinces and Oudh Municipalities Act, 1883. According to census of 2001 Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj covers an area of 12 km2 with population of 75,741. It consists of seven sections for providing civic amenities to its citizens, they are: Revenue Section Public Works Section Health & Sanitation Section Water Works Street Light Nazul Accounts, Establishment & Records

Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj has 25 wards. They are: Ward No. Name Population (2001) 1 Gandhi Nagar 3148 2 Valmiki Nagar 5309 3 Peer Batawan Saravgi 1913 4 Begumganj Saravgi 3060 5 Kanoongoyan Poorvi 3000 6 Poorvi Peerbatawan 3180 7 Police Line 2259 8 Lajpat Nagar 2216 9 Gularia Gaarda 2782 10 Azad Nagar 3208 11 Kanoongoyan 2574 12 Tehsil Colony 2948 13 Katra Baradari 2969 14 Satypremi Nagar 2103 15 Kailash Ashram 3412 16 Durgapuri 3788 17 Nehru Nagar 2680 18 Munshiganj 1882 19 Bheetri Peerbatawan 4526 20 Barhiyan Tola 3174 21 Barhiyan Pashchimi 3253 22 Dushehrabagh 4603 23 Bheetri Poorvi 3424 24 Saravgi 1489 25 Rasoolpur 2591

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