Maghar, India

Maghar
Town
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Coordinates: 26°46′N 83°08′E / 26.76°N 83.13°E / 26.76; 83.13Coordinates: 26°46′N 83°08′E / 26.76°N 83.13°E / 26.76; 83.13
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sant Kabir Nagar
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,181
Demonym(s)	Maghari
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-58
Website	up.gov.in

Maghar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sant Kabir Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Kabir, the 15th century mystic poet, died and is buried in Maghar. The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of Sant Kabir Academy (a research institute) at Maghar on the 500th death anniversary of the death of Kabir on 28 June 2018.

Geography[]

Maghar is located at

26°46′N 83°08′E / 26.76°N 83.13°E / 26.76; 83.13.^[1] It has an average elevation of 68 metres (223 feet).

Demographics[]

At the 2011 India census, Maghar had a population of 19,181.^[2]

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