Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur

For other uses, see Sahebganj (disambiguation).
Sahebganj
साहेबगंज सामुदायिक विकास खंड
Community development block
Sahebganj

Location in Bihar, India

Coordinates: 26°17′56″N 84°55′52″E / 26.29889°N 84.93111°E / 26.29889; 84.93111Coordinates: 26°17′56″N 84°55′52″E / 26.29889°N 84.93111°E / 26.29889; 84.93111
Country  India
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Population (2001)
  Total 183,118
Languages
  Official Maithili, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Vaishali
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sahebganj
Website muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in

Sahebganj (community development block) is one of the administrative divisions of Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It belongs to Tirhut Division. It is located 57 km towards west from District Headquarters Muzaffarpur. It is a block headquarter.

Sahebganj Pin code is 843125 and postal head office is Kurnowl.

Sahebganj is surrounded by Kesaria Block towards the north, Baikunthpur Block towards the west, Mehsi Block towards the east, and Panapur Block towards the south. Motipur, Barauli, Marhaura, Areraj are the nearby cities to Sahebganj. This place is on the border of the Muzaffarpur District and Purbi Champaran District. Purbi Champaran District Kesaria is north towards this place. Also it is on the border of another district Gopalganj.

Awashiya Turning point School (estb. 1999) is a famous school in this city which directed by Mr. Omprakash Prasad. This is a CBSE pattern school.

There are five ATM(P.N.B, S.B.I, B.O.B, Central bank, INDIA1) in this town and branch of S.B.I bank, Central Bank, Bank of Baroda.

Geography

Sahebganj is located at 26°17′56″N 84°55′52″E / 26.299°N 84.931°E / 26.299; 84.931

It is situated at the bank of river Baya, about 52 km northwest from Muzaffarpur town (District headquarters), at the border of Muzaffarpur and East Champaran districts.

Panchayats

Panchayats in Sahebganj community development block are: Ahiyarpur, Baidhyanathpur, Bangra Nizamat, Basantipur, Chainpur, Basudeopur Sarai, Bishnupur Kalyan, Bishnupur Patti, Gaura, Gulab Patti, Halimpur, Hussepur Ratti, Hussepur,Sahebganj Jagdishpur, Madhopur Hazari, Nawanagar Nizamat, Paharpur Manorath, Pakri Basarat, Parsauni Raisi, Pratap Patti, Rajepur, Rampur Asli, Roop Chhapra and Saraiya.Gulab Patti is most prosperous panchayat in sahebganj [1]

Demographics

In the 2001 census Sahebganj Block had a population of 183,118.

References

  1. "Sahebganj Block". Blocks of Muzaffarpur. brandbihar.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
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