Mairwa (community development block)

For the former assembly constituency, see Mairwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Mairwa
CD block
Mairwa Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°14′N84°09′E / 26.23°N 84.15°E / 26.23; 84.15
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Subdivision	Siwan
Headquarters	Mairwa
Government
• Type	Community development
• Body	Mairwa block
Area
• Total	69.17 km2 (26.71 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	113,499
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Siwan
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ziradei

Mairwa community development block (CD block) or Mairwa block is a notified area (community development block) in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is one of 13 blocks of Siwan subdivision.

The total area of the block is 69.17 square kilometres (26.71 sq mi) and the total population of the block is 113,499. ^[1] Mairwa city is the headquarters of this block.

Panchayats in Mairwa block

The block is divided into one nagar panchayat (urban) and many gram panchayats (rural). ^[2]

• Mairwa Nagar Panchayat (city council)
• Babhanauli
• Bargaon
• Barka manjha
• English (village council)
• Kabirpur
• Muriyari
• Semara
• Sewatapur

Villages in Mairwa

Some villages of Mairwa block in different panchayats are:

• Sumerpur, Siwan, Bihar
• Kaithwali
• Baraso, Siwan, Bihar
• Bargaon
• Bilaspur
• Bhopatpura
• Kabirpur, Siwan, Bihar
• Kabita
• Parasia
• Pipra
• Mairwa Dham
• Anugrah Nagar
• Shemra
• Lakshmipur
• Englis
• Nawada, Babhnauli Panchayat

Geography

Mairwa, situated in the western part of Bihar, borders the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was originally a block of Siwan district, approximately 20 km from Siwan which in ancient days formed a part of Kosala Kingdom. It is geographically situated at 25º35 North and 84º1 to 84º20 East. Mairwa is bounded on the east by the Siwan district headquarters, on the north by Gopalganj district and on the west and south by two districts of Uttar Pradesh: Deoria and Ballia.

Educational institutions

• Hari Ram High School
• Hari Ram College
• Government Middle School
• Kanya High School
• Project High School
• I.T.I College
• M.S. College
• Rama Institute of Technical Degree College
• Town high school

References

1. "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK - Census of India" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
2. "Village & Panchayats". www.siwan.nic.in. Retrieved 29 June 2018.