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 :

District	Name of Tehsil	Name of Block
Gorakhpur	Sadar	Jungle Kauria
		Charganwa
		Bhathat
		Khorabar
		Pipraich
	Chauri Chaura	Sardar Nagar
	Chauri Chaura	Brahmpur
	Sahjanwa	Sahjanwa
		Pali
		Piprauli
	Khajni	Khajni
	Khajni	Belghat
	Campierganj	Campierganj
	Bansgaon	Bansgaon
		Kauriram
		Gagaha
	Gola	Gola
		Barhalganj
		Uruva

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.	Chirgavan	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.	Uruva	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