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 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 Benchapra,Mashrak ramghat, mashrakh Takth, Mashrakh Shastri Tola, Pakri, Bahadurpur, Kawalpura, Gopalbadi,Galimapur, Gangauli, Dhanauti, Sonouli, Semari, Godhna, Chainpur, Charihara, Deoriya, Mashrakh West 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.

Alphabetical list of premier institutions

On 16 July 2013, in Dharmasati-Mata primary school, at Gandaman village, 23 children were poisoned to death after eating free lunch provided by the school, that had been contaminated with insecticide.