Siwan district
District of Bihar in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Siwan, Bihar.
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 Kavita Singh.[2]
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Siwan district | |
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Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Division | Saran |
Headquarters | Siwan, Bihar |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Siwan,Maharajganj (=Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
Area | |
• Total | 2,219 km2 (857 sq mi) |
• Rank | 24th in the state of Bihar |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,330,465 |
• Density | 1,501/km2 (3,890/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 69.45% |
• Sex ratio | 988 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
PIN | 841xxx (Siwan)[1] |
Major highways | NH 531 |
Website | siwan |
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The district occupies an area of 2,219 square kilometres (857 sq mi).[3]