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{{Short description|Town in Bihar, India}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nawada district|Nawada]]
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'''Warisaliganj''' is a [[town]]Community Development block and a [[nagarMunicipal parishad]]Council in [[Nawada district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].
 
==History==
Warisaliganj, to the north of [[Nawada]], was founded by Waris Ali khan, brother of Kamgar khan in Mayi family.<ref>{{cite book |last1=O`malley |first1=L. S. S. |title=Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers Patna |date=1924 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-7268-121-0 |url=https://wwwbooks.google.co.incom/books/edition/Bihar_And_Orissa_District_Gazetteers_Pat/?id=a-QaOP5nK-MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=kamgar+family&pg=PA28&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
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==Administration==
Warisaliganj is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The [[nagar parishad]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Nawada Hindustan Hindi Epaper - हिन्दुस्तान |url=https://epaper.livehindustan.com/epaper/Bihar/Nawada/2020-12-27/98/Page-1.html |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=epaper.livehindustan.com}}</ref> has total administration over housing, supplying basic amenities like water and sewage. It is also authorizedauthorised to build roads within the town's limits and impose taxes on properties. Warisaliganj is part of Bihar's [[Warisaliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Warisaliganj]] legislative constituency. This area also includes [[Pakri Barawan]] and Kashichak. It also comes under the [[Nawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nawada Lok Sabha constituency]]. Aruna Devi is the area's incumbent [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], representing the legislative constituency of Warisaliganj.
 
==Economy==
The market consists of several big and small merchants. Due to being [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway's]], only rack point for [[freight car]]s in the whole district, the town has many [[wholesale]] spots. Warisaliganj was one of [[Bihar|Bihar's]] famous industrial areas, having sugar and cotton mills until a few years ago. Nowadays, the famous Mohini sugar mill, situated on the outskirts of the town, is closed and shifted to BIADA. Adani Group is going to invest Rs 1400 crore through Ambuja Cement Limited on the same land which is owned by BIADA. The Adani group will set up a cement grinding unit for which BIADA has allotted land for this unit. Some small-scale industries are still present in different villages nearby.▼
[[File: Sugar mill ground.jpg|thumb|200px|right|This once sugarcane-filled ground (now Called Chini Mill Maidan) is used to host sports events at the block and district level]]
▲The market consists of several big and small merchants. Due to being [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway's]], only rack point for [[freight car]]s in the whole district, the town has many [[wholesale]] spots. Warisaliganj was one of [[Bihar|Bihar's]] famous industrial areas, having sugar and cotton mills until a few years ago. Nowadays, the famous Mohini sugar mill, situated on the outskirts of the town, is closed and shifted to BIADA. Some small-scale industries are still present in different villages nearby.
 
==Places==
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# [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Railway Station]] → [[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya Railway Station]] → [[Warisaliganj railway station|Warisaliganj Railway Station]] or [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Railway Station]] → [[Kiul railway station|Kiul Railway Station]] → [[Warisaliganj railway station|Warisaliganj Railway Station]]
 
===Road Networknetwork===
* From MeethapurPatna Bus Stand or, GandhiPatna Maidanto Bus[[Bihar StandSharif]], Patnafrom Bihar Sharif to Warisaliganj via [[NH 20]]
* From MeethapurGaya Bus Stand or,Gaya Gandhito MaidanNawada BusVia Stand,NH120 Patna [[Nawada]] to Nawada,Warisaliganj fromvia Nawada[[State toHighway Warisaliganj83 (Bihar)|SH either83]] byand train[[State orHighway by8 bus(Bihar)|SH8]]
* From Meethapur Bus Stand or Gandhi Maidan Bus Stand, Patna to [[Bihar Sharif]], from Bihar Sharif to Warisaliganj via [[NH 20]]
 
===Air===
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Nawada district]]
[[Category:Community development blocks in Nawada district]]
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