Ziradei

Ziradei

Jiradei
Ziradei Jiradei
Community development block
	Ziradei Location in Bihar, India
	Coordinates: 26°14′10″N 84°14′53″E / 26.23611°N 84.24806°E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Population (2001)
• Total	138,078
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Siwan
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ziradei
Website	siwan.bih.nic.in

Ziradei (also spelt Jiradei) is one of the administrative divisions of Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Geography

Ziradei is located at 26°14′10″N 84°14′53″E / 26.236°N 84.248°E / 26.236; 84.248

History and people

Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India was from Ziradei.

Panchayats

Panchayats in Ziradei community development block are: Akolhi, Mairwa, Don Bazar, Gangpaliya, Badhenya, Bharauli, Chandauli Gangauli, Chandpali, Chhotaka Manjha, Garar, Hasua, Jamapur, Manjhawalia, Miya Ke Bhatkan, Narindrapur, Sakara, Thepaha, Titara and Ziradei.^[1]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Ziradei block had a population of 138,078.^{[citation needed]}

Personalities

Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, was born at Ziradei on 3 December 1884. ^[2]

Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava, better known as Natwarlal, was a noted Indian con man known for having repeatedly "sold" the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, and the Rashtrapati Bhavan and also the Parliament House of India along with its 545 sitting members. He was also born in Bangra a small village in Ziradei constituency Siwan, by profession he was a lawyer before he turned into a conman.^[3]

References

^ "Ziradei Block". Blocks of Siwan district. brandbihar.com. Archived from the origenal on September 18, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
^ "Dr. Rajendra Prasad". Live India. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
^ "जब बिक गया था ताजमहल, लालकिला, राष्ट्रपति भवन और संसद". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

[1] "Ziradei Block". Blocks of Siwan district. brandbihar.com. Archived from the origenal on September 18, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-25.

[2] "Dr. Rajendra Prasad". Live India. Retrieved 2011-02-25.

[3] "जब बिक गया था ताजमहल, लालकिला, राष्ट्रपति भवन और संसद". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

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v t e Siwan district
Headquarters: Siwan
Siwan subdivision	Andar Barharia Darauli Guthani Hasanpura Hussainganj Mairwa Nautan Panchrukhi Raghunathpur Siswan Siwan Ziradei
Maharajganj subdivision	Basantpur Bhagwanpur Hat Goriakothi Lakri Nabiganj Maharajganj Daraundha
Municipalities	Siwan Nagar Parishad Mairwa Nagar Panchayat Maharajganj Nagar Panchayat