- Siddharthnagar district
Siddharthnagar district is one of the 70 districts of
Uttar Pradesh state in NorthernIndia .Navgarh town is the district headquarter. Siddharth Nagar district is a part ofBasti division . The district is known for the ruins of the ancient capital of theShakya Janapada,Kapilavastu atPiprahwa , 22 km from the district headquarters Navgarh. According to Government of India, the district Siddharthnagar is one of theMinority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators [http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=28770] .The district lies between 27ºN and 27º 28'N latitudes and 82º 45'E and 83º 10'E longitudes. The district is adjacent to neighbouring country,
Nepal . It is surrounded by many other districts of Uttar Pradesh, on the East byMaharajganj district , South by Basti and Sant Kabir Nagar districts and in West byBalrampur district . The district occupies an area of 2752 km2.Origin of name
The district was named after prince Siddhartha, the pre-enlightenment name of Buddha, as he spent his early years (till the age of 29 years) in Kapilavastu, which lies within the territory of this district.
History
Siddharthnagar district was curved out on December 29, 1988 by bifurcating
Basti district . The new district comprised the Northern part of the erstwhile Basti district.Divisions
The district has 5 tehsils; Navgarh,
Shohratgarh ,Bansi , Itwa and Domariaganj.6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies are located within this district. These are Navgarh, Shohratgarh, Bansi, Itwa, Domariaganj and Khesraha. The only Lok Sabha constituency in this district is the Domariaganj.
Demography
The population (according to 2001 census of India) of the district is 2,038,598 (male 1,047,573 and female 991,025) and the literacy rate is 43.97%. [ [http://sidharthnagar.nic.in/introduction.htm Siddharthnagar district official website - Introduction] ]
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External links
* [http://sidharthnagar.nic.in/ Siddharthnagar district official website]
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