Basantpur (community development block), Siwan

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

Basantpur
CD Block
Basantpur Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°10′10″N84°39′47″E / 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	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

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.

Total area of the block is 62.22 square kilometres (24.02 sq mi) 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

References

1. "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK - Census of India" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
2. "Village & Panchayats". www.siwan.nic.in. Retrieved 3 July 2018.