ADMINISTRATION

Administrative Structure

Gorakhpur is the headquarters of Gorakhpur Division and District. Gorakhpur division comprises of four districts, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Mahrajganj and Kushinagar.

As a basic administration unit the district, has assumed a greater development and regulatory role consequent to emphasis on decentralised planning. It is divided into seven Tehsils ( Revenue Sub- Divisions) presided over by a Sub Divisional Magistrate. Tehsils are further subdivided into nineteen Development Blocks, Blocks into 191 Nyay Panchayat and these Nyay Panchayats into 1233 Gram Sabhas which consists of 3319 Revenue villages. The District Administrative unit is shown as :

Number of Tehsil	7
Number of Blocks	19
Number of Nyay Panchayat	191
Number of Gram Sabha	1233
Number of Villages	3319

Division of District into Tehsils and Blocks is shown below :

Name of Tehsil	Name of Block
Sadar	Jungle Kaudia
	Chargawa
	Bhathat
	Khorabar
	Pipraich
Chauri Chaura	Sardarnagar
Chauri Chaura	Brahmpur
Sahjanwa	Pali
	Piprauli
	Sahjanwa
Khajni	Khajni
Khajni	Belghat
Campierganj	Campierganj
Campierganj	Jungle Kaudia
Bansgaon	Bansgaon
	Kauriram
	Gagaha
Gola	Gola
	Barhalganj
	Uruwa

Blockwise distribution of Nyay-Panchayat, Gram Sabha Villages

S.no.	Name of Block	Nyay Panchayat	Gram Sabha	Total Villages	Inhabitated Villages	Un-Inhabitated Villages
1.	Pali	9	60	171	143	28
2.	Sahjanwa	10	59	154	144	10
3.	Piprauli	10	59	155	121	34
4.	Jungle Kauria	12	80	186	149	37
5.	Chargawa	9	42	60	53	7
6.	Bhathat	8	61	96	96	-
7.	Pipraich	9	62	86	86	-
8.	Sardarnagar	8	53	78	76	2
9.	Khorabar	8	48	93	80	13
10.	Brahmpur	9	57	121	114	7
11.	Kauriram	11	60	215	169	46
12.	Bansgaon	12	66	212	191	21
13.	Uruwa	11	85	385	332	53
14.	Gagaha	10	71	240	205	35
15.	Kajni	10	72	244	224	20
16.	Belghat	11	80	258	224	34
17.	Gola	10	77	222	208	14
18.	Barhalganj	10	63	206	173	33
19.	Campierganj	14	78	142	133	9
	Forest	-	-	3	3	-
	Total	191	1233	3327	2924	403