Siddharthnagar district

Siddharthnagar district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Stupa at Piprahwa
Location of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates (Siddharthnagar): 27°0′N 82°45′E / 27.000°N 82.750°E / 27.000; 82.750 - 27°28′N 83°10′E / 27.467°N 83.167°E / 27.467; 83.167
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Basti
Headquarters	Siddharthnagar
Tehsils	1.Siddharthnagar(Naugarh) 2.Shohratgarh 3.Bansi 4.Itwa 5.Domariyaganj
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Domariyaganj
• District Magistrate	Dr.Rajaganpathy R Sir [1]
Area
• Total	2,895 km2 (1,118 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,559,297
• Density	882/km2 (2,280/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	59.2%
• Sex ratio	976
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-55
Languages	Hindi, Bhojpuri, Awadhi
Website	siddharthnagar.nic.in

Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Siddharthnagar is the district headquarters. Siddharthnagar district is a part of Basti division. It was under the ancient Kosala kingdom and also the Shakya kingdoms.^{[citation needed]}