Shohratgarh is a tehsil and nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Siddharthnagar district within India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 and adjacent to Nepal

Nepal

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Demographics

, the India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 has stated that the population of Shohratgarh is 8,336. Males constitute about 52 percent of the total population and females 48 percent. The literacy rate of Shohratgarh is about 60 percent, higher than the national average of 59.5 percent. Male literacy is 67 percent, and female literacy is 51 percent. In Shohratgarh, 17 percent of the population is under six years of age.

Transport

Shohratgarh railway station (station code–SOT) is located on the way to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...

 from Gonda via loop line (meter gauge) of Indian Railway and Buddhist circuit road, the transport facility of Uttar Pradesh. The Gorakhpur - Gonda loop line is now under the process of conversion to broad gauge

Broad gauge

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Education

Shohratgarh is well known for its educational facilities. It has Shiva Pati Intermediate College for Education till 10+2 having streams as Literature, Science (Maths and Biology in 10+2), Agriculture etc. The town has Shiva Pati Post Graduate College (UP Government aided) for Graduation and PG having different streams as Literature, Maths and Bio. PG College also offers B.Ed. course.

Business

In Shohratgarh city, there two main CBS public Centre banks.

1. State Bank of India is located on Ban Ganga Road (Near Ban Ganga crossing) heading towards Barhni.
2. Punjab National Bank is situated in the premises of Shiva Pati PG College (Behind the Shohratgarh Railway station).

Social Activities

Shohratgarh Environmental Society (SES) is a well-known organization located in the town that advocates for environmental protection.

Further reading

• Shohratgarh Environmental Society (SES)
• Shiva Pati PG College