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Sultanganj Ajgaibinath Dham | |
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City | |
 EB Harris with the Sultanganj Buddha. 1861/1862 | |
  Sultanganj Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Sultanganj Sultanganj (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:25°14′46″N86°44′17″E / 25.246°N 86.738°E /25.246; 86.738 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 52,892 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | AngikaHindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 813213 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-10 |
Sultanganj, also known asAjgaibinath Dham[1], is a town of religious significance located in theBhagalpur district of theIndiastate ofBihar. It is situated on the south bank ofGanga river, 25 km west of Bhagalpur city at25°14′23″N86°43′48″E / 25.239722°N 86.730000°E /25.239722; 86.730000.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sultanganj is 70%. Thus Sultanganj has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Bhagalpur district. The male literacy rate is 65.4% and the female literacy rate is 52.2% in Sultanganj.
Shravani Mela is a month-long festival that is celebrated in July - August of every year by devotees of LordShiva.Devotees from all over the world come to this holy place and start their 100+ KM journey to another shrine city ofDeoghar inJharkhand over the foot.[2][3]
