Basantpur (community development block), Siwan

This article is about a block. For village in Goriakothi, see Sani Basantpur, Siwan. For other, see Basantpur.

Basantpur is a Community development block and a town in district of Siwan, in Bihar state of India. It is one out of 6 blocks of Maharajganj Subdivision. The headquarter of the block is situated at Maharajganj Nagar Panchayat.

Basantpur
CD Block
Basantpur Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26.16947°N 84.663°E / 26.16947; 84.663
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Subdivision	Maharajganj
Headquarters	Basantpur (town)
Government
• Type	Community development
• Body	Maharajganj Block
Area
• Total	62.22 km2 (24.02 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	105,229
• Density	1,691/km2 (4,380/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Total area of the block is 62.22 square kilometres (24.02 mi²) and the total population of the block as of 2011 census of India is 105,229.^[1]

The block is divided into many Gram Panchayats and villages.

Gram Panchayats

Gram panchayats of Basantpur block in Maharajganj Subdivision, Siwan district.^[2]

• Baiju barhoga
• Basant pur
• Basaon
• Kanhauli
• Kumkumpur
• Molanapur
• Rajapur
• Sareya Srikant
• Suryapura

See also

• Maharajganj Subdivision
• Administration in Bihar