Siddharthnagar district | |
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 Stupa atPiprahwa | |
 Location of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Siddharthnagar):27°0′N82°45′E / 27.000°N 82.750°E /27.000; 82.750 -27°28′N83°10′E / 27.467°N 83.167°E /27.467; 83.167 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Basti |
| Headquarters | Naugarh |
| 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 |
Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Siddharthnagar is the district headquarters. Siddharthnagar district is a part ofBasti division. It was under the ancientKosala kingdom and also theShakya kingdoms.[citation needed]
Siddharthnagar district comprises five tehsils or sub-divisions each headed by aSub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):
These Tehsils are further divided into 14Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO):[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 701,884 | — |
| 1911 | 695,902 | −0.09% |
| 1921 | 731,947 | +0.51% |
| 1931 | 790,038 | +0.77% |
| 1941 | 830,952 | +0.51% |
| 1951 | 907,736 | +0.89% |
| 1961 | 962,262 | +0.59% |
| 1971 | 1,089,054 | +1.25% |
| 1981 | 1,300,583 | +1.79% |
| 1991 | 1,607,964 | +2.14% |
| 2001 | 2,040,085 | +2.41% |
| 2011 | 2,559,297 | +2.29% |
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According to the2011 census, Siddharthnagar district has apopulation of 2,559,297,[5] roughly equal to the nation ofKuwait[6] or the US state ofNevada.[7] This gives it a ranking of 164th in India (out of a total of640).[5] The district has a population density of 882 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,280/sq mi).[5] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.17%.[5] Siddharthnagar has asex ratio of 970females for every 1000 males,[5] and aliteracy rate of 67.81%. 6.28% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 15.97% and 0.47% of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 80.51% of the population in the district spokeHindi, 10.06%Bhojpuri, 4.73%Urdu and 4.61%Awadhi as their first language.[8]
The minority population is about 27% of the total population of the district. Siddharthnagar is a category "A" district; that is, it has socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below the national average.[9]
Some scholars have suggested that modern-day Piprahwa-Ganwaria was the site of the ancient city ofKapilavastu, the capital of theShakya kingdom,[10][11][12][13] whereSiddhartha Gautama spent the first 29 years of his life, referring toBuddhist texts such as thePāli Canon.[14] Others suggest that the original site of Kapilavastu is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the northwest, atTilaurakot, in what is currentlyKapilvastu District inNepal.[11][15][16]
Chetia Estate or riyasat of Chetia is a zamindari ofTripathi Brahmins, their seat was at Chetia, village in Siddharthnagar, constitute many villages.[17]
Siddharthnagar district lies between 27°N to 27°28'N and 82°45'E to 83°10'E. It is part ofPurvanchal. The district bordersNepal'sKapilvastu district on the north andRupandehi district on the northeast. Otherwise, it is surrounded by other districts of Uttar Pradesh:Maharajganj on the east,Basti andSant Kabir Nagar on the south, andBalrampur on the west. Siddharthnagar's area is 2,895 km2.
In 2006, theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Siddharthnagar one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[18] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[18]
Kalanamak rice is grown in Siddharthnagar[19]
Notable people from the district include:
Kuwait 2,595,62
Nevada 2,700,551
Places adjacent to Siddharthnagar district | |
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