Sitamarhi
City in Bihar, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the temple, see Sita Samahit Sthal.
Sitamarhi is an Indian city in the Mithila region of Bihar. It is the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in Tirhut Division.[4] The city was named in honour of the goddess Sita, who was born in Sitamarhi in Hindu history.[5]
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Sitamarhi | |
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City | |
Clockwise from top: Goddess Sita, Janaki Sthan Mandir, Bagahi Math | |
Coordinates: 26.6°N 85.48°E / 26.6; 85.48 | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Region | Mithila |
District | Sitamarhi |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 106,093 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
• Regional languages | Bajjika |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 843302, 843301, 843331,843323, 843325 (Sitamarhi)[3] |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Vehicle registration | BR-30 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Sitamarhi |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sitamarhi |
Website | sitamarhi |
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In 1875, a subdivision for Sitamarhi was created within the Muzaffarpur district.[6] Sitamarhi was detached from Muzaffarpur and made a separate district on December 11, 1972.[7] The district headquarters is located in Dumra, five kilometres (3 mi) south of Sitamarhi's main temple.[8]