Forbesganj subdivision is an administrative subdivision out of two subdivisions of
Araria district
Araria district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Araria district is a part of Purnia division. The district occupies an area of . Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Etymology
During the B ...
in the state of
Bihar
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India
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. It comprises 6
Blocks of
Araria
Araria is a city and a municipality that is the headquarters of Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. Araria is situated in the northern part of Bihar.
Etymology
During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a B ...
The headquarter of the subdivision is in
Forbesganj town.
Etymology
During the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi language, Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890) of
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Sout ...
. 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'.
Health
Sub divisional Hospital Forbesganj is located near the Subdivision Office, Forbesganj
Blocks of Forbesganj subdivision
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Forbesganj
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Narpatganj
Narpatganj is a town and municipal headquarter of Narpatganj (community development block) of Forbesganj subdivision in the Araria district of Bihar state, India.
Geography
Narpatganj is municipal headquarter of Narpatganj (community develo ...
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Bhargama
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forbesganj Subdivision
Subdivisions in Araria district
Subdivisions of Bihar