Goriakothi

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
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Subdivision	Maharajganj
Headquarters	Goriakothi (town)
Government
• Type	Community development
• Body	Goriyakothi Block
Area
• Total	138 km^2 (53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	223,709
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

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.

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

• Maharajganj Subdivision
• Administration in Bihar

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.