Majorganj (community development block)
Majorganj | |
|---|---|
Community Development Block | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′47″N 85°29′16″E / 26.7296110°N 85.4878120°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| District | Sitamarhi |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 80,195 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 843332 |
| Telephone code | +91 6226 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sitamarhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bathnaha |
Majorganj (community development block) is an administrative division in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar.It is a town more than 200 years old. It has been mentioned in the District Gazetteer of Muzzafurpur "page no. 23", that during the Anglo- Gurkha war of 1814, A British battalion was stationed there and Captain Blackney who was killed at samanpur (in now sitamarhi District) during a Gurkha ambush, is buried at Majorganj cemetery. He died on 1 January 1815.