Mairwa (community development block)

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

For the former assembly constituency, see Mairwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Mairwa
CD Block
Mairwa
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26.23°N 84.15°E / 26.23; 84.15
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
SubdivisionSiwan
HeadquartersMairwa
Government
 • TypeCommunity development
 • BodyMairwa Block
Area
 • Total69.17 km2 (26.71 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total113,499
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencySiwan
Vidhan Sabha constituencyZiradei

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 headquarter 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:

Geography

Mairwa, situated in the western part of Bihar, bordering Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, was originally a block of Siwan district, approximately 20 km away 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 viz. 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.
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