Sheohar district Shivahar | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sheohar district in Bihar | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| Headquarters | Sheohar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sheohar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Sheohar |
| Area | |
• Total | 349 km2 (135 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 656,246 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 893 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 843329 (Araria)[1] |
| Major highways | Gorakhpur - Siliguri Expressway, SH-54, NH-227, Ram - Janki Marg, Mehsi - Sheohar Rd, Sheohar - Muzaffarpur Expressway |
| Average annual precipitation | 720.4 mm |
| Website | http://sheohar.bih.nic.in/ |
Sheohar (pronouncedShivahar) is an administrativedistrict ofBihar in India. The district headquarters are located atSheohar, and the district is a part ofTirhut Division. This district was carved out ofSitamarhi district in 1994 due to the extreme efforts ofRaghunath Jha, former Union Minister. Eminent Hindi Novelist,Dr. Bhagwati Sharan Mishra was the first District magistrate of Sheohar.[2]Sivas used to have a guest house in theMehsi town of his time, which is still located in the name of Raja Bazar inEast Champaran.The district occupies anarea of 349 km2 and has apopulation of 656,246 (as of 2011). Sheohar is known for its greenery and cleanliness. Cadamba and teak are the principal trees of this district. Nilgai or blue bull is the regional animal of this area.
Its name is derived from two words, Shiva(शिव) and Har(हर), these both are names ofLord Shiva, it is named so due to the large number of temples in the city. Agriculture is the mainstay. It is one of the most flood-affected districts in Bihar, due to over flooding of theBagmati andBudhi Gandak rivers.Devkuli is a holy place popular for ancient temple of Lord Shiva. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Bihar (out of39), afterSheikhpura.[3]
Sheohar district occupies an area of 349 square kilometres (135 sq mi). It is bordered by three districts from north and east Sitamarhi, from west East Champaran and from south Muzaffarpur.[4] Belwa Ghat (a panchayat) is sharing bordered by west East Champaran, from where devotees take jal for offer jal atAreraj temple fromBagmati river. Belwa Ghat and Indarwa Khurd is most flooded area of Sheohar District.
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheohar | 22 | Sheohar | Chetan Anand | JD(U) | NDA | Switched from RJD to JDU | ||
In 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Sheohar one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[5] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
The district comprises only one sub-division, namely, Sheohar, which is further divided into five blocks: Sheohar, Tariyani, Piprahi, Dumri-katsari, Purnahiya.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 157,686 | — |
| 1911 | 162,800 | +0.32% |
| 1921 | 157,618 | −0.32% |
| 1931 | 168,264 | +0.66% |
| 1941 | 185,635 | +0.99% |
| 1951 | 201,431 | +0.82% |
| 1961 | 228,420 | +1.27% |
| 1971 | 258,839 | +1.26% |
| 1981 | 304,431 | +1.64% |
| 1991 | 377,699 | +2.18% |
| 2001 | 515,961 | +3.17% |
| 2011 | 656,246 | +2.43% |
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According to the2011 census Sheohar district has apopulation of 656,246,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofMontenegro[8] or the US state ofVermont.[9] This gives it a ranking of 511th in India (out of a total of640).[3] The district has a population density of 1,880 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,900/sq mi). Hiramma is a village known for its highest illiteracy rate.[3] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.32%.[3] Sheohar has asex ratio of 893females for every 1000 males,[3] and aliteracy rate of 72%. 4.29% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 14.73% and 0.05% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 22.97% of the population in the district spokeHindi and 7.78%Urdu as their first language. 68.70% of the population recorded their first language as a dialect classified as Other Hindi on the census.[10] The main language of the region isBajjika, variously regarded as dialect ofMaithili.
{{cite book}}:|last1= has generic name (help)Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
Vermont 625,741