Mashrakh

Mashrakh is a Block of Saran District in the western part of Bihar, India. It is located on the bank of Ghoghari river.it is situated at 40 km from Chhapra and 98 km from state capital patna.There are 17 Panchayats in Mashrakh Block.

Mashrakh

मशरख सामुदायिक विकास प्रखण्ड
Community Development Block
Mashrakh
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25.73°N 85.0°E / 25.73; 85.0
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSaran
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Area
 • Total225.70 km2 (87.14 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total296,164[1]
 • Density1,312/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Lok Sabha constituencyMaharajganj

Mashrakh is connected by train between Chhapra, Siwan and Gopalganj and by road, which is connected with Chapra, Gopalganj & Siwan. Mashrakh used to be a well-known business hub in Saran commissionary. The town has a government hospital, veterinary hospital, police station, head post office, T.V transmission center, and a telecommunication technical hub. There are two Inter & Degree colleges in the block - Mashrak College Mashark and Bahadurpur College, Bahadurpur, Mashrak Degree College, Mashrakh. Bhojpuri/Hindi is used as a widely spoken language.

Villages

Some of the villages are ARNA, Benchapra,Mashrak ramghat(mashrakh west tola ), mashrakh Takth, Mashrakh Shastri Tola (Mashrakh Yadu More), Pakri, Bahadurpur, Kawalpura, Gopalbadi,Galimapur, Gangauli, Dhanauti, Sonouli, Semari, Godhna, Chainpur, Charihara, Deoriya, Mashrakh West Tola (Nayaka Tola), Rasauli,Ganauli, Durgauly, Jajauli, Dum Duma, Bahrauly, Baluan, Chhapia, Fenahara, Sapahi, Barwaghat, Chandbarwan Bansohi, Chakiya, Khajuri, Ghoghiya, Nawada, Bahuara Serukahn Pachkhanda,Khairanpur,Chand Kudariya,Bisnupura.[2]

Nawada Village
Ghoghiya Village

Alphabetical list of premier institutions
  • Aashram School, Mashrakh
  • Al Shaheen Paramedical College & Hospital, Mashrakh
  • Bahadurpur College, Bahdurpur
  • Ganauli school, Ganauli
  • Gangauli school, Gangauli
  • High school, Mashrakh.
  • High School, Satjora
  • Jagarnath janki girls high school,Mashrakh.
  • Janta High School, Godhana
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mashrak
  • Krishana Bahadur High School, Harpurajan
  • Lokmanya High School, Kudariya Rajapati
  • Mashrak Degree College, Mashrakh
  • Mahant Ram Swaroop Das High School, Bahuara(Math)
  • Middle School Chainpur Charihara
  • Mahant Ram Prayag Das High School, Khairanpur(Math)
  • Mashrak College, Mashrakh
  • Nageshwar High school & Govt Inter College Bahadurpur
  • Pragatishil Yuva Kendra (Frmr: Nehru Yuva Mandal), Bahadurpur
  • Rajkiya madhya vidyalaya(Board middle school), Mashrakh
  • Ram Ekbal Singh college(Degree college) Bahadurpur
  • Ramdev Middle school, Mashrakh.
  • Rajkiya kanya vidyalaya (Durgaluly)
  • Rajkiya Prathamik Vidyalaya (Siyarbhukka)* Tarun Bharat(NGO) Bahadurpur
  • Sri Awadh High School, Chainpur Charihara

Food poisoning

On 16 July 2013, in Dharmasati-Mata primary school, at Gandaman village (7.3 km west of Masrakh), 23 children were poisoned to death after eating free lunch provided by the school, that had been contaminated with insecticide.[3]

References
  1. Blockwise population saran district 2011 census
  2. "Panchayats and villages in bihar" Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Sikati,
  3. "Poison theory floats as Bihar midday meal kills 27 kids". Times of India. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

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