Salempur-Majhauli

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Salempur-Majhauli

Two adjacent villages in the Deona tahsil of Gorakhpui District, United Provinces, situated on either bank of the Little Gandak nver, m 26 17' N. and 83 57' E. Salempur is now a station on the Bengal and North-Western Railway. The two villages are treated as one town, population (1901), 6,051. Majhauli, on the east, is the residence of the Raja of the Majhauli estate, one of the most important in the District, the Raja being recognized as head of the Bisen Rajputs. The estate deteriorated owing to improvidence and continued bad administration, but has recovered under the manage- ment of the Court of Wards. The fort is a modern brick building of commonplace appearance. The joint town is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 700. There is no trade, A school in Salempur has 43 pupils, and another in Majhauli 115. There is also a girls' school with 27 pupils at Majhauli.