Gopalganj, Bihar, is a town and a municipality in and the headquarters of Gopalganj district in Bihar, India
Gopalganj is adjoined to the West Champaran district in the north, the place where Mahatma Gandhi started his revolution for independence, the Satyagrah Andolan, East Champaran district in east, Chhapra district in south-east, Siwan district in South, Deoria district( Uttar Pradesh) in West and Kushinagar district(Uttar Pradesh) in North-west.The district is adjacent to the famous Valmiki National Park.
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On 2nd October, 1973, Saran District was partitioned to give birth to three districts Chappra, Siwan and Gopalganj.
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It was carved out of old Saran district (constited of now Chhapra, Siwan and Gopalganj) on October 2, 1973.
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Gopalganj was part of erstwhile Saran district which encompassed Chhapra, Siwan and Gopalganj.
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The shrine of Mohatma Gurunath Sengupta at Goalgram, Muksudpur, Gopalganj in Bangladesh is considered as one of the holy places by the followers.