Goriakothi

Goriakothi is a community development block and a town in district of Siwan, in the Bihar state of India. It is one of six blocks in the Maharajganj Subdivision. The headquarters of the block is in Goriyakothi town.

This article is about Block. For Vidhan Sabha constituency, see Goriakothi (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Goriakothi
CD Block
Goriakothi
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26.253333°N 84.6075°E / 26.253333; 84.6075
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
SubdivisionMaharajganj
HeadquartersGoriakothi (town)
Government
 • TypeCommunity development
 • BodyGoriyakothi Block
Area
 • Total138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total223,709
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

The total area of the block is 138 square kilometres (53 sq mi), and the total population of the block as of the 2011 census of India is 223,709.[1]

The block is divided into many Gram Panchayats and villages.

Gram Panchayats

The Gram Panchayats in the Goriyakothi block are:[2]

  • Ageyan
  • Barhoga pursotim
  • Bhithi
  • Bindawal
  • Dudhara
  • Goriyakothi
  • Hariharpur kala
  • Harpur
  • Hetimpur
  • Jamo
  • Karnpura
  • Lilaru aurangabad
  • Mahamadpur
  • Majhawaliya
  • Mustafabad
  • Sadipura
  • Saidpura
  • Sani Basantpur
  • Sarari dakshin
  • Sarari uttar
  • Satwar
  • Sisai

See also

References
  1. "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK - Census of India" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. "Village & Panchayats". www.siwan.nic.in. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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