Maharajganj is a
Community development block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in district of
Siwan, in
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
state of
India
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. It is one out of 6 blocks of
Maharajganj Subdivision. The headquarter of the block is at
Maharajganj town.
Total area of the block is and the total population of the block as of
2011 census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
is 190,217.
The block is divided into one
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
and many
Village Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
s and villages.
Panchayats
Maharajganj block is divided into one
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
(City council) and many
Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
s (Village councils).
*
Maharajganj (city council)
*Balau
*Balia
*Deoria
*Hajpurwa
*Jigrahawa
*Kasdeura
*Madhopur
*Paterha
*Pokhara
*Risaura
*Sarangpur
*Shivdah
*Sikatia
*Takipur
*Teghra
*Tewtha
See also
*
Administration in Bihar
Bihar is a state situated in Eastern India. It is surrounded by West Bengal to the east, Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south and Nepal to the north.
History
Magadha, Anga and Vajjika League of Mithila, c..
Bengal Presidency
Bef ...
References
Community development blocks in Siwan district
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