Revelganj is a town and the oldest municipality

Municipality

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 in Saran district

Saran district

Saran District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chapra district after the headquarters of the district - Chapra...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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History

This holy place is the birth place of Mata Anjani. Mata Anjani is the Mother of Hanuman

Hanuman

Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...

, the bhakt (devotee) of Ram

Rama

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. This place is also known for Ahalya

Ahalya

In Hinduism, Ahalya , also known as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama, primarily known for her sexual encounter with the god-king Indra, the resultant curse by her husband and her subsequent liberation by Rama – an avatar of the god Vishnu...

 Udhar. Here, people can find a temple of Maharishi Gautam

Gautama Maharishi

Gautama Maharishi is one of the Saptarishis Gautama Maharishi is one of the Saptarishis Gautama Maharishi is one of the Saptarishis (Seven Great Sages Rishi of the current Manvantara (seventh). He was one of the Maharishis of Vedic times, known to have been the discoverer of Mantras --...

. This place is also known as Gautam Sthan

Chhapra

Chhapra is a city and headquarters of Saran district in the state of Bihar, India. Chhapra is also written as Chapra. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and The Ganges River....

 in the name of this saint. The ashram

Ashram

Traditionally, an ashram is a spiritual hermitage. Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a studio or dojo....

 of Shringi Rishi

Shringi Rishi

Shringi Rishi was the legendary Indian Hindu saint or Rishi of sage Kashyapa's lineage. Shringi Rishi was great saint of the Ramayan era of ancient India. His father was great saint Vibhandak Rishi.- Overview :...

 is here.

Geography

Revelganj is located at 25.78°N 84.67°E. It has an average elevation of 52 metre

Metre

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s (170 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Revelganj had a population of 34,044. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.