Paliganj | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Bihar |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bihar, India |
Coordinates: | 25.3269°N 84.8006°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Patna |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Patna |
Subdivision Type4: | UA |
Subdivision Name4: | Patna |
Subdivision Type5: | Ward |
Subdivision Name5: | 16 wards |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1987 |
Government Type: | Nagar Panchayat |
Governing Body: | Paliganj Assembly Constituency |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 70 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info1: | Magadhi, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 801110 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 06135 |
Registration Plate: | BR-01 |
Leader Title: | Member Of Parliament (MP) |
Leader Name: | Ram Kripal Yadav |
Leader Title1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Leader Name1: | Sandeep Saurav (CPI(ML)L) |
Leader Party: | BJP |
Paliganj is a city in Patna district, Bihar, India. It is one of the 6 sub-division (Tehsil) of Patna district. At the census of 2011, Paliganj had a population of 254,904; the city is approximately 60km (40miles) from Patna.
The Paliganj sub-division (Tehsil) is headed by an IAS or state Civil service officer of the rank of Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM).
The Paliganj Tehsil is divided into 3 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows:
See main article: Paliganj Assembly constituency.
Paliganj is part of the Paliganj Assembly constituency under the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Sandeep Saurav is the current MLA who defeated Jay Vardhan Yadav in 2020 Bihar Assembly Election.[2]
The list of villages in Paliganj Block (under Paliganj Tehsil) is as follows: