Paliganj is a city in
Patna district
Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Sub-divisions ( ...
,
Bihar
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,
India
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. It is one of the 6 sub-division (
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
) of Patna District in Patna district. At the
census of 2011, Paliganj had a population of 254,904; the city is approximately from Patna.
Administration
The Paliganj sub-division (
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
) is headed by an IAS or state Civil service officer of the rank of
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM).
Blocks
The Paliganj Tehsil is divided into 3
Block
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s, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows:
# Paliganj
# Dulhin Bazar
#
Bikram
Politics
Paliganj is part of the
Paliganj Assembly constituency under the
Pataliputra
Pataliputra ( IAST: ), adjacent to modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort () near the Ganges river.. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the ...
Lok Sabha constituency.
Notable people
*
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (3 March 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arrah, Bihar in 1991 as a member of the Janata Dal but joined the Congress ...
*
Jai Vardhan Yadav
Education
*
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College Paliganj
*Vishwanath high school chandhos
List of villages
The list of villages in ''Paliganj''
Block
Block or blocked may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting
* Block programming, the result of a programming strategy in broadcasting
* W242BX, a radio station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina, United States known as ''96.3 ...
(under Paliganj
Tehsil
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) is as follows:
* Akbarpur Ranipur
* Azada Sikariya
* Bhelariasai Rampur
* Chandos
* Chikasi
* Dahiya
* Dharhara
* Jamharu Imam Ganj
* Jarakha
* Kalyanpur Paipura
* Kataka Paigamber Pur
* Khanpur Taranpur
* Lalganj Sahera
* Madhama Makhmilpur
* Mahabali Pur Chok
* Mashora Jalpura
* Mauri Perpura
* Mera Patauna
* Murika
* Nadahari Kodahari
* Nirakhpur Pali
* Rampur Nagawa
* Ranipur Kurkuri
* Sarji Pipardaha
* Sigodi
*Beldarichak
References
{{Patna Division
Patna district
Cities and towns in Patna district
Neighbourhoods in Patna