Nawabganj is a Nagar palika and an administrative subdivision of Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. A Sub Divisional Magistrate, also called Sub Divisional Officer, or pargana-adhikari is the head official.Under the three-tier Panchayat Raj Institution system, Nawabganj comes under Bareilly Zila Panchayat and is a headquarters of kshettra panchayat covering 86 gram panchayat s. There are 1007 gram panchayats in Bareilly district and 52,002 Gram Panchayats in the Uttar Pradesh state.