Maharajganj (community development block)

For town, see Maharajganj, Siwan.

Maharajganj is a Community development block 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 at Maharajganj town.

Maharajganj
CD Block
Maharajganj Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°6′27″N 84°30′9″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Subdivision	Maharajganj
Headquarters	Maharajganj
Government
• Type	Community development
• Body	Maharajganj Block
Area
• Total	115.48 km2 (44.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	190,217
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Total area of the block is 115.48 square kilometres (44.59 sq mi) and the total population of the block as of 2011 census of India is 190,217.^[1]

The block is divided into one Nagar Panchayat and many Village Councils and villages.

Panchayats

Maharajganj block is divided into one Nagar Panchayat (City council) and many Gram panchayats (Village councils).^[2]

• Maharajganj (city council)
• Balau
• Balia
• Deoria
• Hajpurwa
• Jigrahawa
• Kasdeura
• Madhopur
• Paterha
• Pokhara
• Risaura
• Sarangpur
• Shivdah
• Sikatia
• Takipur
• Teghra
• Tewtha

See also

• Administration in Bihar