Forbesganj (community development block)

For other places with same/similar name, see Forbesganj (disambiguation).

Forbesganj is a Community development block and a town in district of Araria, in Bihar state of India. It is one of the three blocks of Forbesganj subdivision.^[1] The headquarter of the block is at Forbesganj town.

Forbesganj
CD Block
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	Araria
Subdivision	Forbesganj
Headquarters	Forbesganj (town)
Government
• Type	Community development
• Body	Forbesganj Block
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Etymology

During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890) of East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently the area was known as 'residential area' also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighbouring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'.^[2]

Gram Panchayats

The block is divided into many Village Councils and villages. There are multiple gram panchayats of Forbesganj block in Forbesganj subdivision, Araria district.^[3]

See also

• Administration in Bihar