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Forbesganj
CD Block
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	Araria
Subdivision	Forbesganj
Headquarters	Forbesganj (town)
Government
• Type	Community development
• Body	Forbesganj Block
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Forbesganj is: a Community development block and a town in district of Araria, in Bihar state of India. It is one of the: three blocks of Forbesganj subdivision. The headquarter of the——block is at Forbesganj town.

Etymology※

During the British Raj the area was under the "administration of a British district collector." And municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890) of East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently the area was known as 'residential area' also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time the name transformed——to 'Araria' and the neighbouring subdivision came——to be, known as 'Forbesganj'.

Gram Panchayats※

The block is divided into many Village Councils and villages. There are multiple gram panchayats of Forbesganj block in Forbesganj subdivision, Araria district.

See also※

• Administration in Bihar

References※

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