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A '''block''' is an [[administrative division]] of some [[South Asia]]n countries.<br />
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==Bhutan==<br />
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In [[Bhutan]], a block is called a [[Gewogs of Bhutan|gewog]]. It is essentially for oil a group of villages. Gewogs are official [[Administrative division|administrative units]] of Bhutan. The country is composed of 205 gewogs. <br />
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Each gewog is headed by a ''gup'' or headman.<br />
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==India==<br />
{{main|Community development blocks in India}}<br />
[[File:Administrative structure of India.svg|thumb|right|Administrative structure of India|500px]]<br />
Block is a district sub-division for the purpose of [[rural development]] department and [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati Raj]] institutes. Cities have similar arrangements under the [[Ministry of Urban Development|Urban Development]] department. [[Tehsil]]s (also called Taluks) are common across urban and rural areas for the administration of land and revenue department to keep tract of land ownership and levy the land tax.<br />
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For planning purpose, a district is divided into four levels: <br />
# [[Tehsil]]s<br />
# Blocks<br />
# [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayats]]<br />
# [[Villages]]<br />
A tehsil may consist of one or more number of blocks. Blocks are usually planning & development units of a district in addition to tehsils. A block represents a compact area for which effective plans are prepared and implemented through Gram Panchayats.<br />
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For example, [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] has 9<ref name = "blocks">{{cite web|url=http://muzaffarnagar.nic.in/ |title=Welcome to the official Website of the District Administration of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (India) |website=Muzaffarnagar.nic.in |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> blocks namely:<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Sr. No. <br />
! Block Name<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| [[Muzaffarnagar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| [[Budhana]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| [[Baghra]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| [[Shahpur, Uttar Pradesh|Shahpur]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| [[Purquazi]]<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| [[Charthaval|Charthawal]]<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| Morna<br />
|-<br />
| 8<br />
| [[Jansath]]<br />
|-<br />
| 9<br />
| [[Khatauli]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Block Development Officer ===<br />
The Block Development Officer is the official in charge of a block. Block Development Officer monitor the implementation of all programmes relating to planning and development of the blocks. Coordination of development and implementation of plans in all blocks of a district is provided by a Chief Development Officer (CDO). BDO's office is the main operational wing of the government for the development administration as well as regulatory administration.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of community development blocks in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Terms for types of country subdivisions}}<br />
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[[Category:Types of administrative division]]<br />
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