Siwan district

Siwan district
Baba Mahendra Nath Mandir, Mehdar
Location of Siwan district in Bihar
Location of Siwan district in Bihar
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionSaran
HeadquartersSiwan, Bihar
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesSiwan,Maharajganj (=Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Area
 • Total2,219 km2 (857 sq mi)
 • Rank24th in the state of Bihar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,330,465
 • Density1,501/km2 (3,890/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy69.45%
 • Sex ratio988
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
841xxx (Siwan)[1]
Major highwaysNH 531
Websitesiwan.nic.in

Siwan district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India. Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran division since 1972. The district was previously also known as Aliganj Siwan after the name of Raja Ali Bux Khan. Siwan has historical and mythological importance attached to it. The Member of Parliament from Siwan is Vijaylakshmi Devi.[2]

The district occupies an area of 2,219 square kilometres (857 sq mi).[3]

  1. ^ Siwan
  2. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

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