Block (country subdivision)
A block is an administrative division of some South Asian countries. In the United States it refers to a small part of a city or town.
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[edit] Bhutan
In Bhutan, a block is called a gewog. It is essentially a group of villages. Gewogs are official administrative units of Bhutan. The country is composed of 205 gewogs.
Each gewog is headed by a gup or headman.
[edit] India
Block is a district sub-division which is next to Taluk level administration. For planning purpose district is divided into four levels
- Taluks
- Blocks
- Gram Panchayats
- Villages
A taluk may consist of one or more number of blocks. Blocks are normally Planning & Development units of district in addition to taluks. Block would represent a compact area for which effective plans will prepared & implemented through Village Panchayats.
For example Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh has 14[1] blocks namely:
| Sr. No. | Block Name | Sr. No. | Block Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kookra | 8 | Budhana |
| 2 | Bhagra | 9 | Shahpur |
| 3 | Purkazi | 10 | Kandla |
| 4 | Charthawal | 11 | Kairana |
| 5 | Morna | 12 | Un |
| 6 | Jansath | 13 | Shamli(MALHENDI) |
| 7 | Khatauli | 14 | Thanabhavan |
[edit] Block Development Officer
Block Development Officer is the incharge of the block. BDO monitor the implementation of all the programs related to planning and development of the blocks. To make the co-ordination in the development work and for implementation of various schemes at various blocks, there is an officer i.e. Chief Development Officer(cdo).
[edit] United States
In the United States a "block" refers to an area of a municipality such as a city or town which is surrounded by streets on all sides; such a piece of land is more fully known as a city block. For walking purposes, a "block" is the land distance between two streets, about 1/10 or 1/12 of one mile.
